Apple has won a total victory in a lawsuit claiming the company intercepted texts sent from iPhones to Android phones, and then failed to deliver them. The tech giant had requested the judge to dismiss the case after it was discovered that two out of the three plaintiffs did not own their iPhones anymore after filing the suit, so were unable to show whether their Apple or Android phones received the texts.
The Judge Lucy Koh also presided over the Samsung vs. Apple legal battles, according to Northern Californian. In the iMessage case she also denied to grant the case the status of class-action lawsuit.
The three plaintiffs claimed that they made the switch from iPhone to Android phones in 2012. They argued that they were then unable to receive text messages from other iPhone units.
Experts believe that the people were likely having problems with Apple's iMessage system. It was not reliable delivering texts to Android handsets until Apple fixed the bug in late 2014.
The plaintiffs argued that Apple had violated the Federal Wire Tap Act. However, Apple denied the charges.
Business Insider reported that it received more than 600 emails from consumers who complained about Apple's iCloud system. They also complained they did not receive texts after switching to Android devices.
Fixing the bug had been a low priority for Apple for an interesting reason. Many of the people who switched from Apple to Android devices were so upset about not getting their text messages that they switched back to iPhones, according to Business Insider.