IPhone 4S Users Are Suing Apple Over iOS9 Crippling Their Phones

The lawsuit also claims that Apple uses its security measures to block users from downgrading to older iOS versions. That advice isn’t much comfort to people on the iPhone 4s, though, who pulled the trigger on iOS 9, and saw their devices slow down as a result. It’ll ultimately be up for a judge to decide in this instance, but at the very least, Apple and others could – and probably should – do a better job of conveying the fact that new software doesn’t always jibe with old hardware. It’s a sizable update for all iOS 9 powered devices including the iPhone 4s. The latest iPhone 6s models were released this fall, with a brand new version of the mobile operating system.

The main issue, according to plaintiff Chaim Lerman and other iPhone 4S customers, is that Apple crippled the smartphone’s performance after upgrading to iOS 9.

For instance, they allegedly observed delayed launch times with first and third-party applications, as well as slow touchscreen input response.

Apple looks to leave 2015 on somewhat of a sour note, as the company was recently hit with a class-action lawsuit, with the iPhone 4S and iOS 9 at the heart of it all, reports AppleInsider.

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Yet, Apple went through and pushed with the update, even advertising it to deliver increased performance as well as battery life improvements should the users opt to upgrade to iOS 9. They’ve already invested money in things like apps.

The Commercial Times report suggests further that the antenna stripes may be done away with in the iPhone 7.

Lerman and more than 100 class members in support of the lawsuit are seeking over $5 million in damages from Apple, with the option to triple the amount asked.

Being one of the major players in terms device development, Apple has come up with quite a few features in the past years like the 3D Touch system in their latest smartphone offerings.

The Class Action against Apple was filed in the New York Eastern District Court, Brooklyn Office.