PARIS – Apple fined 25 million Euros for iPhone slowdown in France. Apple once again is facing legal troubles as it has been sued in France. French regulator has hit Apple with a €25 million fine over its controversial software update that slowed down older iPhones.
After facing backlash, Apple admitted to the fault. They stated that the said feature was first introduced with iOS 10.2.1. Meanwhile, it was to prevent unexpected shutdowns as old batteries degraded over time.
The General Directorate for Competition policy and Consumer affairs has said that Apple has agreed to pay the fine. While it will also display a press release on its website for one month. The fine is the result of a probe that began at the beginning of 2018.
The controversy was first started in 2017. Users spotted that the latest version of iOS was damping the performance of older iPhones. Apple fined 25 million Euros for iPhone slowdown in France.