Submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/6/24028162/apple-batterygate-payments-issued-class-action-lawsuit
Apple is sending out checks for ‘batterygate’ class action claims::Apple has begun sending money to people whose iPhones were intentionally throttled in the iPhone 6, 6S, and 7 lines, as well as the first iPhone SE.
Probably like $0.32 for affected customers, and millions for the lawyers who filed the class action suit.
Total bullshit.
The first paragraph of the article says $92.
They there was also the battery replacement program that happened when all this shit went down. For about 2 years they would do a battery swap for $30 on phones with poor battery health.
Although I imagine a lot of folks just bought new phones.
Only from around the 6? Haven’t they been caught throttling since, like, the iPhone 3?
The questionable OS update went out on Halloween in 2016 as an update to iOS 10, then the shit storm began, that battery replacement program started, etc.
iOS 11 allowed people be notified about battery health problems and chose whether or not they wanted to throttle their CPU to preserve runtime.
No, those are just generic anti Apple conspiracy theories.
This all started with a bad batch of batteries in the iphone 6 or 6s.
farcaster@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Can’t wait for the EU’s user-replaceable batteries regulation to take effect in 2027. Finally we can go back to what we used to have!
Alchemy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
How would this impact the phones water resistance, I wonder? A removable battery would require some sort of user serviceable (breakable) seal on the door.
trainden@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
The Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro has a replaceble while being IP68 dust/water resistant, which means it can be submerged in water up to 1.5m/5ft for 35 min.
wolo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Personally I would rather they had to make phones a little thicker again to include a properly sealed battery compartment, the new ones look very nice but it’s too hard to get a decent grip without accidentally bumping the edge of the screen.
Maybe the whole back side of the phone is the battery, and the two sides are independently watertight? The charger port and usb controller could be on the battery too, that way you can replace it if it breaks or you want to be compatible with a new fast charging specification, and you could charge it independently if you have more than one.
smajl@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Siemens M35
farcaster@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Good question. I imagine they could still make the internals of the phone waterproof. Getting your phone wet might destroy the battery but not the expensive phone. If they can make waterproof phones with USB-C ports which provide power then they should be able to make waterproof phones with a hidden “port” for the battery under a cover.