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CTOnews.com September 29 news, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled that due to legal errors in lower courts, must reject and reconsider Apple's iPhone"battery door" to users proposed a settlement of 310 million U.S. dollars (about 2.229 billion yuan).

In 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Davila approved Apple's proposal to resolve the class action lawsuit over battery speed reduction, but the proposal was "controversial." iPhone users discovered in 2017 that the new iOS 10 at the time intentionally reduced or limited iPhone performance. CTOnews.com has learned that the affected models include iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the original iPhone SE.

Apple refutes allegations that the company is slowing down older phones to allow users to upgrade. The company says slowing down these phones can extend their useful lives. "Frequency reduction is for the good of users, to avoid sudden shutdown caused by excessive battery consumption and performance problems. "

However, Apple did not explain this before issuing restrictions. The company later apologized and reduced the out-of-warranty battery replacement cost from $79 to $29 for a limited time.

Subsequent court cases covered the issue of how many people were affected and to what extent, but ultimately Apple proposed a court-approved settlement. However, the ruling was appealed by 144 litigants.

They objected to the way the court approved $80.6 million (about 580 million yuan) to pay lawyers 'fees and "service awards to named plaintiffs."

Bloomberg Law reports that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the lower court's approval. He rejected the settlement offer. Because the lower court used the wrong legal standard in its decision, it set it aside completely and specifically.

Judge Jacqueline H. "The district court properly resolved most of the objections in the appeal," Nguyen wrote in the filing. "However, in finding that the settlement was fair, reasonable and sufficient, the District Court erred in law. "

"While we commend the District Court for its thoughtful and thorough analysis, which shows that the court was very careful in considering settlement clauses," she continued,"its written order clearly states that the court adopted an assumption that the settlement was fair and reasonable. "

"Because the District Court applied the wrong legal standard in reviewing the fairness of the settlement," Judge Nguyen concluded,"we quashed the orders granting final settlement approval and awarding costs, expenses and incentives and demanded that the correct standard be applied. "

The U.S. District Court may now proceed with the re-approval based on the correct legal standards. However, no further details or dates have been released.

While Apple's claim that slowing down the iPhone helps preserve overall battery life is theoretically correct, its outrageous approach has angered many consumers.

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