Some Iphone Owners Will Soon Be Getting Around $65 From Apple Over Its 'batterygate' Scandal

Payments for those who filed claims over "Batterygate" lawsuit will be distributed soon.Spencer Platt/Getty Images Apple will pay between $310 million and $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit was over "batterygate," a scandal where Apple was accused of decreasing the performance of older phones. Those who filed claims before October 2020 and were approved will reportedly see a payment of about $65. Do you remember "batterygate?" In 2020, lots of iPhone users filed claims as part of an Apple settlement related to the slowdown of older iPhones.Years later, payouts are finally going to be sent out.Batterygate started when Apple users began accusing the company of purposefully slowing down older iPhones with aging batteries.In 2017, people began to catch on to the fact that some performance issues were related to their batteries.