Apple Deliberately Rigged iOS 13 for ‘Massive Data Usage,’ Alleges Suit
Apple intentionally embedded iOS version 13 last year with a “consuming code” for “its own undisclosed purposes and its own benefit,” causing iPhone users to deplete their monthly data allowances without their knowledge and face “exorbitant” overage fees from their…
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carriers, alleged a complaint (in Pacer) Saturday in U.S. District Court in San Jose that seeks class-action status. “Apple has the ability to correctly identify and account for all mobile data usage by its numerous operating system features,” said the complaint. The iPhone maker instead “tried to hide the massive data usage” by “miscategorizing it in a way that many users would not discern,” it said, in violation of California consumer protection and unfair competition laws. “Apple knew what it was doing, and it tried to keep users from discovering the amount of money Apple was costing them. Apple also deliberately withheld from users the ability to control the costs.” The suit identifies the potential class as all who installed iOS 13 on their iPhones before Apple released version 13.6 in June, eliminating the consuming code. Apple didn’t comment Monday.