We Asked About Canada’s Apple Battery Settlement Payout and the Answer Is Frustrating

Canadians waiting on a cheque from the Apple iPhone battery slowdown class action are going to have to keep waiting. iPhone in Canada reached out to the settlement claims administrator for an update and the response wasn’t exactly encouraging.

The team is still working through claim contestations with Class Counsel and couldn’t offer a timeline for when that process wraps up. “Once these are completed, we will be able to provide further information,” the administrator said in an email to iPhone in Canada.

Earlier updates had hinted that payments could start flowing in early 2026. That window has quietly passed with no payouts issued.

The settlement itself was approved back in March 2024 and involves a total Apple payout of between $11.1 million and $14.4 million CAD. What individual claimants actually receive still isn’t confirmed since it depends on how many eligible claims make it through the process.

The lawsuit alleged that Apple intentionally throttled the performance of aging iPhones via software updates. The resulting settlement covered Canadian residents who owned an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7, or 7 Plus operating on specific iOS versions prior to December 21, 2017.

The Canadian iPhone Power Management Class Action’s website only has updates as of November 20, 2025. Our update today is the latest as of May 2026. We’ll continue to keep following up for you.

If you filed a claim and want to check where things stand, the official settlement website has a chatbot that lets you look up your status using your claim number and device serial number. Beyond that, there isn’t much to do but wait. What’s going to come first? GTA 6 or these payouts?