Own an iPhone in the UK? You could be owed `batterygate` compensation
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A Competition Appeal Tribunal is ruling on the matter today What you need to know Apple is facing a £768 million lawsuit in the UK. It`s over the infamous `batterygate` scandal that saw Apple slow down iPhone performance to stop devices from shutting down. 25 million users who bought the iPhone 6 through iPhone X could get a payout. Around 25 million UK iPhone users could be eligible for a payout as part of a £768 million legal action against Apple over the infamous `batterygate` scandal. Justin Gutmann is a market researcher who has applied for approval to the UK`s Competition Appeal Tribunal to bring a collective action against Apple on behalf of anyone in the UK who bought an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X models. As reported by Bloomberg, the suit is the latest turn in the long-running `batterygate` scandal, whereby it emerged that Apple was using its iOS software updates to deliberately slow down the performance of the iPhone in ord...