Still suing Apple, deliberately slowing the iPhones

This time, the indictment was filed by Portugal by consumer protection entity Deco Protete. The judicial process calls for compensation from 115,000 Portuguese users to iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus, who were affected by the manufacturer's practice.

The move, according to Apple, aims to prevent damage to long-term equipment use by natural battery consumption. Also, according to the company, speed can be restored by replacing the ingredient with a new one. For Deco Proteste, however, the company's goal is to encourage early purchase of new equipment and promote programmed aging, a practice forbidden by European legislation.

According to the Marketer portal, the organisation decided to begin the process after three years pending an answer from the Apple Company. The judicial process is being established in the name of consumers who feel damaged by the brand and demand approximately 60 euros each.

The total cost of the move would reach 7m euros. The organisation used the cost of repairing the battery plus 10% of the price of purchasing affected intelligent phones as the basis for calculating.

In a note, Deco Proteste said that “Apple deliberately manipulated” by not giving details about the performance of products. At best, Apple forced customers to replace the battery. At worst, he urged them to buy a new intelligent phone. A case of planned gross aging”.

According to the organisation, in addition to harming consumers, the manufacturer's practice also has negative environmental consequences, resulting in early annihilation of electronic devices. Deco Proteste is one of five European consumer protection organisations that make up the Euroconsumers, who last year initiated two legal actions against Apple from Belgium and Spain-based member organisations. In January, it was the turn of the Italian branch Altroconsumo, which indicted the manufacturer for 60m euros.