Apple still has a 'headache' over iPhone battery regulation behavior

Back to the battery throttling issue, according to Android Authority , that was when the company was caught intentionally throttling the performance of iPhones to preserve battery life. In other words, Apple used software updates to make iPhones less powerful, which the company said was to benefit consumers.

Apple still can't escape lawsuits related to battery throttling behavior

However, many people believe that this action of Apple is only to entice users to upgrade their phones sooner. As a result, in the US, a class action lawsuit against the company for this behavior resulted in Apple having to pay compensation of 500 million USD.

Apple clearly wants to avoid losing such money in the future. However, things are not so easy. Despite efforts by Apple’s legal team to prevent a similar battery lawsuit from taking place in the UK, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has sided with the plaintiffs and allowed the new class action to proceed.

Justin Gutmann, a British consumer rights activist, has filed a series of lawsuits against Apple over its iPhone battery throttling practices. Gutmann is seeking a cash payout for around 24 million iPhone users in the UK, an amount that is even higher than what Apple has previously paid in fines in the US. Specifically, Gutmann's legal team is asking for Apple to pay £1.6 billion (about $1.9 billion).

CAT noted in its ruling that Gutmann's claim "lacked clarity and specificity," so that figure could change. Still, Gutmann called the ruling "an important step towards consumer justice."

For its part, Apple continues to use the excuse it has said in previous battery-related allegations that "We have never done anything to shorten the life of any Apple product or degrade the user experience to drive customers to upgrade."

With Gutmann's lawsuit now green-lit, we'll likely see new information about this class action in the coming months.

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