Former iPhone 7 Owners Begin Receiving Up to $349 Following Lawsuit

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Former iPhone 7 Owners Begin Receiving Up to $349 Following Lawsuit - MacRumors

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The lawsuit's class included any U.S.resident who owned an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus between September 16, 2016 and January 3, 2023, so long as they reported audio issues covered by the settlement to Apple, and/or paid Apple out of pocket to have their iPhone repaired or replaced as a result of the covered audio issues.$349 was the maximum payout for those who paid Apple to have the relevant issues repaired.

In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S.class action lawsuit alleging that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were prone to audio issues due to a defective chip in the devices, and those who submitted a claim have started to be paid this month.

"Loop Disease" In an internal document, obtained by MacRumors in May 2018, Apple acknowledged a microphone issue affecting some iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models:Some customers might report that after they've updated to iOS 11.3, the microphone on their iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus doesn't work and the speaker button is grayed out when they make or receive a call.