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By Adria Calatayud

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday that Apple Inc. (AAPL) has pledged to be clearer and more upfront with users of its iPhone smartphones about battery health and performance.

The U.K. regulator said Apple will now be bound by formal undertakings it has signed up to with the CMA. If the U.S. tech giant breaches any of the commitments made, the CMA may take action through the courts, the regulator said.

Apple's commitments follow concerns raised by the CMA last year, after it found consumers weren't being warned that their phone's performance could slow down after a software update and weren't able to get information about the health of their phone's battery.

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May 22, 2019 08:29 ET (12:29 GMT)

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