Apple Starts Paying , Settlement Over Deliberate , Slowdown of iPhones.br BBC reports that Apple has started making br payments connected with a long-running br class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately br slowed down iPhones in the United States.br The $500 million settlement comes br out to about $92 for each claim.br In 2020, Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit, br while denying any wrongdoing, citing br concerns over the cost of ongoing litigation.br The case reportedly dates back to 2017 br when Apple confirmed that it had deliberately br slowed down some older generations of iPhones. .br According to Apple, the "slowdown" was meant br to lengthen the phones' lifespan as the devices' br batteries aged and their performance decreased. .br BBC reports that Apple was accused of throttling br the performance of certain devices without br first informing the company's customers.br The resulting uproar forced Apple to offer br a cut-price battery replacement campaign br in order to address the problem.br Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never - br do anything to intentionally shorten the life br of any Apple product, or degrade the user br experience to drive customer upgrades.".br Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never - br do anything to intentionally shorten the life br of any Apple product, or degrade the user br experience to drive customer upgrades.".br Last November, Apple lost a bid to have br a similar lawsuit in the U.K. blocked. .br The U.K.