Apple Forced To Pay $53 Million To Settle Liquid Damaged iOS Devices Lawsuit

When you have a faulty iPhone, the first thing the local Apple Store will check when it comes to troubleshooting is the status of Liquid Contact Indicator, which might show that the device was excessively exposed to water.

If you have wondered why some of the devices which entered in contact with water still have warranty, then the answer is right here. Your device has a hidden tape strip which is situated in your device’s headphone jack and charging port. This strip reacts to moisture and changes its color according to the level of water. According to this, the warranty coverage changes. So, if the color is white, you still have warranty and the Apple Store will cover the replacement costs; on the other hand, if it is pink, the warranty is void, so you cover all the repair costs, which, for your info, are not cheap by any means .

People in California did not accept this decision of Apple not to cover all the repair costs and decided to intend a lawsuit against the fruit company.

According to Wired.com, Apple has agreed to get to a settlement and pay up to the sum of  $53 million, out of which $16 million are intended  to the legal counsel of the plaintiffs, which are meant to be filed in a San Francisco federal court soon, one of these days.

Actually the $53,000,000 (fifty-three million dollars) in the LL. Settlement Fund are subject to the cash deposit that Apple has agreed to open in a non-reversionary settlement fund and the settlement affects not only one device, it affects the  original iPhone, the iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS, and also the first and second generation iPod Touch.

Due to the fact that the exact settlement terms were not formally released to the public, Apple has not published an official apology letter. From our sources Apple just wanted to get the whole mess over with as fast as possible, reducing possible marketing implications.