iPhone slowed down: a complaint filed in France

In
this end of the year, because ofthe affair of
iPhone slowdownwith a worn battery, the Cupertino company is
under the spotlight of justice in many countries, and France
comes to join them with a complaint filed by a French association.

The French associationHOPfor “Stop obsolescence
programmed" has just filed a complaint against Apple with the prosecutor of the
Republic of Paris for "planned obsolescence" et
"deception" among iPhone users

She accuses the Cupertino company of having deliberately slowed down
performance of iPhones and reduces the lifespan of its devices under iOS
to speed up replacement with a new machine.

The association believes that Apple can be sued for all iPhones
6, 6s, SE and 7 sold in France for offense of planned obsolescence reprimanded
by the law of August 17, 2015.

The charge of “deception” is also targeted by this HOP complaint for not
not having warned users of the exact content of the iOS update
10.2.1, which had integrated this modification of used battery management
for affected iPhones.

The facts alleged against Apple are similar to those ofother complaintsand group actions everywhere
in the world, Apple must therefore simultaneously face numerous
trial.

As a reminder, this affair started followinga thread
discussion on Redditwhere many users testified to having
found a more responsive iPhone after the battery was changed, and
tests
carried outby the editor of Geekbench.

Apple
had confirmedthat an iPhone with a worn out battery is slowed down by iOS for
avoid unexpected stops. There are also several methods for
check the state of wear of the battery of an iPhone, all the details are
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