Apple sued in Italy over planned iPhone obsolescence
Apple is facing new class action lawsuits over the practice of “planned obsolescence” in older iPhone models.
Apple is facing new class action lawsuits over the practice of “planned obsolescence” in older iPhone models.
A new report says Apple will likely drop support for the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, the original iPhone SE, and a few other devices with the public release of iOS 15.
When iOS 15 drops next year, don’t expect it to work on all the same devices supported by the current iOS 14 software.
Apple has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a lawsuit over iPhone throttling in the United States.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus now have a service program to patch an issue where the phones might not turn on.
The phased-out models will increase the average selling price of iPhones in India and boost both Apple’s profit and revenue at the expense of market share.
While iPhone 6s Plus may seem outdated by today’s standards, it accounted for an estimated one-third of Apple’s smartphone sales in India last year. The company could reduce production cost of iPhone 6s Plus by five to seven percent with local manufacturing.
Depending on the exact damage to your iPhone 6 Plus and the results of Apple’s diagnostic tests, Apple may replace it with a brand new iPhone 6s Plus at no charge whatsoever.
Customers in Russia are also suing Apple for slowing iPhones.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer says Apple’s become a political target after Senator John Thune demanded answers from the firm about the iPhone throttling saga.
Following last week’s investigation by a French watchdog, Apple is now facing questions from government officials in its own country over the iPhone trolling debacle.
The discounted out-of-warranty battery replacement fee, at $29, is limited to one repair per iPhone.