According to reports, it seems that Apple has recently been sued by iOS users over an alleged WiFi defect. This defect is said to have caused iOS devices to switch to cellular data instead of WiFi, thus resulting in data overages. For those without unlimited data plans, this could have also resulted in expensive phone bills.Now before you think that this is a WiFi Assist lawsuit, it isn’t. In fact this is a problem dating back several years. According to investigations, it has been suggested that Apple had known about this WiFi defect in iOS but did nothing to fix it, at least not until the release of iOS 8.1 in October 2014.
The investigations revealed that this affected users on iOS 6 and 7. According to the press release put out by law firm Hagens Berman, “Apple failed to report or fix this defect for years, leaving hundreds of thousands of iPhone users racking up month after month of data overage charges. We believe Apple should not have withheld this repair for any period of time, and seek to make these affected consumers whole.”
For iOS users who think that they might have been affected by this alleged defect, you can head on over to Hagens Berman’s website for details on what you can do about it.
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