A judge in British Columbia will decide next month whether to approve a multimillion-dollar settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Apple for allegedly slowing down older model iPhones with its software updates.

Lawyers for the company and class members in a lawsuit originally filed in 2018 were in a Vancouver courtroom Monday, urging approval of the settlement, where consumers would receive between $17.50 and $150, depending on the number of claims that are successful.

Michael Peerless, a lawyer for the class, told Justice Sharon Matthews that the amounts will be paid out to those who can prove ownership of affected phones that include several iPhone 6 and 7 models.

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Similar lawsuits were filed in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The settlement agreement would apply for residents in all provinces except Quebec.

The U.S. case in California saw the company settle with iPhone users whose devices were throttled by software updates, diminishing the phones香蕉视频直播� performance and battery life.

The California case settlement range was between $310 million and $500 million.

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He said notice of the settlement was provided to about nine million class members by email, and 10,000 by physical mail, while also receiving 香蕉视频直播渟ignificant media coverage.香蕉视频直播�

Jill Yates, a lawyer for Apple, told the court the company has never admitted wrongdoing.

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The judge has reserved her decision on approving the settlement until Feb. 21, 2024.

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