Apple is paying Rs 1900 to iPhone users: Will you get it too?

In an unprecedented move, tech giant Apple is paying $25 or about Rs 1900 to its select iPhone users. The amount is being paid to those iPhone users who were affected by the deliberate slowdown of their devices back in 2017. The company had admitted that it affected the performance of iPhone units with ageing batteries.

The case had reached US courts where Tim Cook-led company agreed to pay $500 million in settlements. A small piece of that settlement, worth $25 (roughly Rs 1,900), is now up for claims via a dedicated website but it is applicable only to US iPhone users for now. This means that the Indian iPhone users are not eligible for this benefit.

The Californian government has set up a dedicated website, with "In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation" mentioned in the mast. To be eligible for the claim, the website outlines that -

- You should be a US owner of iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and/or iPhone SE 1st-generation,

- Running iOS 10.21.1 or later on the devices before December 2017,

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Of course, the smartphones should be impacted by Apple's deliberate throttling to give the batteries more life. If all the criteria are meet, users can file a claim by filling out an online form or sending a mail. Only $25 per device is up for claims, which means if you have more than one iPhone units from the list, you can file multiple claims.

In order to claim the amount, the users will have to enter the serial number of the iPhone on the website. There are other options available if you are not content with the settlement money and want to object, or if you want to exclude yourself from claiming the settlement amount, which can be chosen within deadlines. 

The deadline to claim the settlement is October 6, 2020. You can also choose to do nothing..