Apple faces a demand of five million dollars for a new feature is enabled by default after the operating system iOS 9. install This is the ‘Support for Wi-Fi’ , a feature that allows the iPhone to connect, automatically, the data plan when the signal is weak internet .
According plaintiffs are, Scott Phillips and Suzanne Schmidt, increased their phone bills due to this new function . The lawsuit was filed with the District Court of San Jose, United States.
Philips and Schmidt indicate that Apple does not notify users when ‘Support for Wi-Fi’ is active This may incur additional costs without making people know, as reported by EFE.
The lawsuit alleges that the company is obliged to reimburse its customers of any excess in telephone invoices, considering that the vast majority of users were unaware of the operation of this feature.
Apple, in its support blog says if we’re using Safari on a network of internet bad and a web page does not load, ‘Assistance for Wi-Fi’ is activated and automatically switch to the mobile data connection for the page to continue loading.
The company also added This function is not activated using a connection roaming applications nor when streaming video or audio are implemented in the foreground .
However, Apple does not specify if this new feature would be additional costs, for example, in people who have an unlimited data plan.
Disable the
Although Apple has not ruled on the lawsuit, several specialized media recommend deactivating this feature. To do this, go to ‘Settings’, ‘Mobile Data’ and finally select ‘Support for Wi-Fi’.
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