Apple – new trial due to excessive internet consumption of iOS 9

Wi-Fi support iOS 9 process AppleApple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), she was sued again because of the position Wi-Fi Assist, Wi-Fi Assist, implemented in iOS 9, this after a few months ago an identical lawsuit was filed against him in the USA.

In both cases, users have iOS 9 I support that function Wi-Fi Assist, Wi-Fi Assist, generated additional costs for browsing the Internet through their own terminals, and this is because Apple implemented and activated this function natively without explaining it.

Wi-Fi Assist, Wi-Fi Assist, is a function that has the role of allowing continuous browsing on the Internet when a Wi-Fi network has a weak signal or slow Internet, iOS 9 automatically disabling the Wi-Fi connection to switch to a cellular connection, if it is faster.

In both cases, the petitioners demand 5 million dollars in damages from Apple for including this function in iOS 9 without explaining very clearly what impact it has on users and what are the unwanted costs that it can cause.

Although the Wi-Fi Assist, Wi-Fi Assist, was designed not to activate automatically when using applications that require fast connections for high data traffic, the system is natively activated and may generate additional costs without the user knowing.

Apple has not yet commented on these lawsuits, but it will certainly use its legal team to prove in court that it did not deceive its customers in any way.