Apple-related class-action coverage in Canada in recent reporting has mostly focused on the “iPhone battery throttling”/performance-slowdown allegations, with major developments in 2024 around a proposed settlement and court approval.[1][2]
What the latest credible coverage indicates (Canada)
- Settlement amount and potential payouts: Apple agreed to pay up to about $14.4 million (CAD) to settle the iPhone performance throttling class action in Canada, with individual claim payments reported as roughly $17.50 to $150 (CAD) depending on claims.[2][1]
- Where it applied / who it covered (reported): The settlement was described as applying across Canadian provinces except Quebec.[1]
- Status in early 2024 coverage: Reporting indicated a British Columbia court was to decide whether to approve the settlement, with the settlement described as connected to older iPhones allegedly slowed after software updates.[2][1]
Other Apple class actions mentioned in Canadian reporting (context)
- iPod staying-power / battery-life misrepresentation cases: Older coverage also described Apple settling iPod-related class actions in Canada, involving store credits (for certain Canadian iPod purchasers prior to a cutoff date).[4]
If you want, I can narrow it further
Tell me which angle you mean by “latest news”:
- iPhone battery throttling settlement updates (BC/Canada),
- iPod battery-life/store-credit settlement,
- or a different Apple class action (e.g., iPad/Mac/other claims).
Sources
Watch Class-action lawsuit filed against Apple following admission it slows down aging iPhones Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.caApple will pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models.
www.mactrast.comA court in British Columbia, Canada today approved Apple's settlement related to the iPhone battery throttling controversy in 2018, according to CBC News. Apple agreed to pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models.
www.macrumors.comAfter Apple admitted to slowing down iPhones, the two law firms are seeking authorization to file a class-action lawsuit against the electronics giant for allegedly violating Quebec's consumer protection act.
www.cbc.caApple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device.
www.ctvnews.caCanadians may soon be eligible to receive a payment from Apple following the company's iPhone battery throttling controversy in 2017. Apple has agreed to pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models, and the British Columbia Supreme Court will decide whether to approve the proposed settlement on January 29, according to a website set up for the case.
www.macrumors.comA lawyer for a group of Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates argued for a B.C. Supreme Court judge to accept a settlement agreement in Vancouver on Monday.
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