Apple is paying up to $189 in compensation to customers of Apple Powerbeats 3 headphones in the United States.
In 2017, a class action lawsuit claimed the headphones did not retain battery life and were not sweat and water-resistant.
The firm paid $9.75 million to settle, but denied all allegations and said it wanted to avoid expensive legal fees.
Anyone who bought Powerbeats 2 earbuds before August 2020 was eligible to receive a payout.
Customers said they had now started to receive individual payments from the settlement.
Those users and others on social media reported receiving between $57 and $114, but the court documents say a maximum of $189 could be paid out, with proof of purchase.
But some US customers said they had missed the November 2020 deadline to apply for compensation, and complained their headphones still didn’t work.
