[Digital Times, Kim Ji-young] US consumers are showing their lawsuits against US consumers as they are slowing down the iPhone`s operation without informing consumers.

James Blakis, attorney for Atlas Consumer Law, a lawyer representing five classroom iPhone users living in Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina and Indiana, said, Intentional fraud to encourage sales of the iPhone. "

Meanwhile, the latest lawsuit against Apple`s old iPhone degradation feature is "Apple has intentionally upgraded its operating system (iOS) to lower the performance of older iPhones in order to promote the new iPhone," explains Blakis, "I have to say, In addition to the lawsuits in Illinois, two lawsuits filed in California last week are also the core of the lawsuit to deceive consumers with battery issues to make sure they buy the latest iPhone.

In three cases, plaintiffs alleged that performance degradation occurred on both iPhones 5, 6, 7, and 7 plus. Apple has applied a degraded software update to its iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus on 20th and will update it on other devices in the future as well. Meanwhile, there has been a sudden power outage between iPhone 6 and 7 users, complaining that the phone slowed down earlier this year. As the allegations continued, Apple eventually admitted that the software updates made it slow. Apple said it was "a choice for the consumer." The lithium-ion battery introduced a degradation feature to prevent this from happening because it could suddenly power down when protecting the device when the ambient temperature was low, under-charged or under- "He said.

"Apple needs to be more transparent about its performance degradation features," Business Insider said. "Apple`s secrecy policies can also make discredited fans feel uneasy." Apple has yet to comment on these lawsuits.

By Kim Ji Young kjy@


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