A tremendous surprise took thousands of Apple fans after learning that the company founded by Steve Jobs will pay certain users who had the iPhone 4S to avoid a possible lawsuit. Why would it happen? Here we will give you more details.
According to Computer Hoy, a specialized technology portal, the iPhone 4S was launched 11 years ago and stood out because, at the time, it provided excellent performance and power that made it the favorite of millions.
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Although it had an excellent performance at the time, the years passed and iPhone 4S users began to notice that their beloved phone became slower and slower due to an update by Apple.
During a trial, those from Cupertino accepted that, to prevent the battery from wearing out faster, they decided to release an update to their operating system (iOS 9) that lowered the performance of the processor and thus can be preserved.
According to the publication, since then, the apple company places the percentage of health of the battery of its iPhone. In this way, the user can know if it has suffered a degradation over the years.
Apple opens website to make returns
Apple has just launched a website where iPhone 4S users who were affected by this problem can submit documents proving they have suffered this problem and thus access compensation.
The aforementioned medium indicates that, in total, users who make the claim will receive US$ 15, which amounts to 7.5% of the total price of the iPhone 4S, which, at the time, cost US$ 199.