Did Apple sell you an iPhone with a defective battery? If so, you could be owed compensation.
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Overview
Apple is accused of selling older iPhones with defective batteries. Rather than recalling the phones, lawyers claim that Apple tried to hide the problem with software updates, which slowed phones down. The scandal has been named “batterygate”.
Apple has agreed to settle a claim alleging that it deliberately slowed down iPhones in the US. The multi-national tech company has already started making payments to iPhone users in the United States. A similar case is underway in the UK with lawyers seeking hundreds of millions in compensation for affected iPhone customers.
According to various reports, around 23.8 million iPhone users in the UK are affected – are you one of them?
Find out if you meet the criteria for this group claim and potentially get a share of any compensation. It only takes a few minutes.
Apple iPhone claim – at a glance
Status
Claim still open
US settlement agreed
$500 million
Estimated UK payout
£853 million
Individuals affected
23.8 million
January 2025
You could be included in the claim if you owned an affected model.
How it works
Answer a few simple questions to see if you could be included as part of the group claim.
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We will share details of the official claim website, so you can formally register your details.
Jan 2025
In a significant development, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) – a specialist court that handles collective actions in the UK – granted a Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) on 23 January 2025. This gave the claim the green light to move forward as a collective action.
Jan 2024
A Canadian class action lawsuit ordered Apple to pay iPhone users up to $14.4 million. Apple began compensating people in the US for deliberately slowing down the performance of older iPhones. Apple continued to deny the allegations but agreed to the settlements to avoid burdensome and costly litigation. The settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing by Apple.
Nov 2023
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal gave the go-ahead to the iPhone throttling case.
Nov 2020
A separate US investigation concluded. Apple agreed to pay a US$113 million fine related to throttling.
Feb 2020
French consumer authorities fined Apple €25 million following a formal investigation. Apple also tentatively agreed to a $500 million settlement to resolve dozens of US class action lawsuits which had been consolidated into one complaint.
2018
Apple dropped the price of battery replacements. It also asked judges in the US to dismiss the lawsuits against them.
Jan 2017
Apple released a software update that slowed the performance of its older iPhones. The throttling did fix most unexpected shutdowns, but resulted in reduced performance. Later that year, it became clear that a battery issue was behind the initial problems. Multiple lawsuits followed in the US.
2016
iPhone users began reporting reliability and usability problems such as sudden shutdowns. Apple said this was an issue affecting only a “very small number” of iPhone 6s devices.
We’ll provide more updates on batterygate as they occur.
Batterygate revolves around allegations that Apple secretly slowed down the performance of older iPhone models through software updates. The controversy began after users discovered their older iPhones were experiencing significant performance issues and slowdowns after updating to newer versions of iOS. This led to accusations that Apple was intentionally throttling the performance of these devices to push users toward purchasing newer models.
A collective action has been launched involving up to 23.8 million UK iPhone users. If you owned an iPhone during the affected period, you may automatically be included. Use our quick checker to see if you could be part of the claim and find out where to get more information.
We cannot say exactly how much compensation you might get if Apple is ordered to pay compensation in the UK. In total, the case could be worth as much as £853 million.
This is an opt-out claim. This means, if you are eligible, you are automatically included in the group action, and could be due compensation.
However, you’ll usually need to register your details on the official claim site to receive any money you’re owed.
In other words, even though you’re automatically included unless you opt out, you may not get your compensation unless you register on the official claim site.
A group action claim allows people affected by the same issue to take action together. This strength in numbers helps stand up to big organisations.
Opt-out claims work differently to other types of legal action. If you are eligible, you are automatically included in the case unless you choose to opt out. There are no costs to be part of the claim, win or lose.
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