Apple will pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models. CBC News reports that a British Colombia court has approved Apple’s settlement offer related to the 2018 iPhone battery controversy.
Each affected Canadian customer who submits a claim will receive a payment of between $17.50 and $150 (CAD) from Apple. The exact payout amount will be dependent on the total number of claims that are submitted. Information on how to submit a claim will be published on the settlement website, but a specific timeframe has yet to be shared.
The class action payout class will include current or former residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who owned and/or purchased an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and/or iPhone SE with iOS 10.2.1 or later installed or downloaded, and/or an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 11.2 or later installed or downloaded, before December 21, 2017. A serial number will be required for each affected iPhone.
As is usual for payoffs like this, Apple denies the allegations in the lawsuit and does not represent an admission of fault.
Apple agreed to pay up to $500 million (USD) to settle a similar class action lawsuit in the United States, and those settlement payments began going out in January.
