Batterygate

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Batterygate refers to the 2017 scandal surrounding deliberate processor slowdowns by Apple on iPhones with degraded batteries, causing reduced performance. Apple at first denied purposely slowing down processors, before later admitting that they did so in response to widespread reports of unexpected shutdowns across multiple iPhone models. The controversy concluded with Apple offering discounted battery replacements through the year 2018, and later agreeing to pay up to $500 million to settle class-action lawsuits concerning the scandal. The scandal first emerged in late-2016, when it was reported that since a recent iOS update, some iPhones had begun to experience unexpected shutdowns. Apple first stated this only affected "a very small number" of iPhone 6s devices; they later stated that the issue was more widespread, and issued an iOS update to determine the cause. In January 2017, Apple released iOS version 10.2.1, and in a statement to TechCrunch claimed that the update reduced the...

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