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Final Hours To Submit iPhone Claim Against Apple

Owners of certain iPhone 6, 7 and SE models can get up to $25 as part of a class action suit over system slowdowns.
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If you bought an iPhone before December 21st of 2017, listen up.

You're down to your final hours to submit a claim in a $500 million class action lawsuit.

Apple has admitted it used software updates to slow down some iPhones, intentionally.

It said it needed to protect older iPhones with lithium-ion batteries from overheating.

But customers believe Apple was trying to force people to buy the latest models sooner.

Owners of certain iPhone 6, 7 and SE models can get up to $25 in claims.

Click here to apply by Oct. 6.

A court will hold a final hearing on Dec. 4 to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments will be sent out after that, barring appeals.