Apple admit to 'Slowing Down iPhones'
Discussion
ReallyReallyGood said:
Apple's reasoning smells like BS.
If I were to put a brand new battery in my iPhone, will it become faster? No.
That’s NOT what they are claiming. If I were to put a brand new battery in my iPhone, will it become faster? No.
IF your iPhone is slowing down under load due to poor(er) battery health then with a new battery it would not slow down under those conditions. If it regularly slows down the a new battery should alleviate these slowdowns and the device will seem quicker (as you got used to it slowing down).
jamoor said:
I don't mind all of this if they didn't have the monopoly on new batteries.
I'm surprised noone has picked up on this similar to how car makers are regulated by the governmnent when it comes to parts and service.
Looks possibleI'm surprised noone has picked up on this similar to how car makers are regulated by the governmnent when it comes to parts and service.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6s+Battery+Rep...
pretty sure if a car manufacturer were to disable the eml light when thier cars went into reduced power and just claim that reduced power mode was a feature to maintain fuel efficiency on cars as they age and refuse to fix the faults if it was under warranty it would be considered an absolute scandal.
jmorgan said:
Looks possible
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6s+Battery+Rep...
You can't buy a genuine batteryhttps://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6s+Battery+Rep...
LarryUSA said:
Just posted this in the iOS 11 thread, but I bought a new battery a few days ago and fitted it last night to an ailing iPhone 6s. The battery performance was poor and the phone so sluggish. Night and day difference, so snappy now - look at the benchmarks and CPU below:
If anyone in this thread really thinks their less than 2 year old phone needs its CPU clocked to less than 1/3rd of normal operating speed, you deserve to buy apple products The thing a lot of people forget regarding the battery is it will fail/not hold charge after a while, I know people who charge their iphones 2 or 3 times a day due to the stupid amount of time they spend on the damn thing, 18months later the battery is in need of replacing and Apple gets the blame.
Saleen836 said:
The thing a lot of people forget regarding the battery is it will fail/not hold charge after a while, I know people who charge their iphones 2 or 3 times a day due to the stupid amount of time they spend on the damn thing, 18months later the battery is in need of replacing and Apple gets the blame.
As opposed to android users that don't spend a stupid amount of time on their phone?iPhone 6s battery = 1,715mAh
My Lenovo battery = 5100mAh
It's an engineering and product decision.
My 6 was dying and after IOS11 it became almost unusable. I put a new battery in and it was much better, but still not what you would call snappy.
If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
audi321 said:
My 6 was dying and after IOS11 it became almost unusable. I put a new battery in and it was much better, but still not what you would call snappy.
If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
I think you've answered your own question.If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
From Apple's point of view it makes perfect sense to underspec the battery and then provide a "fix" after, ooh, about 2 years that makes it seem like your phone is too slow to cope with normal work, rather than your battery is knackered. Hardly a surprise to see people defending them, Apple fans are different.
Saleen836 said:
I'm still using a 4S, had it for just over 2 years (bought used) it's had 2 new batteries and works fine, I guess if it was full of apps a lot might not work due to needing the latest i.o.s, it no longer updates so will keep using until it stops
I'm still using a 4S which I bought new when they came out more than six years ago. It's still on its original battery. I didn't update beyond iOS7 as 8 sounded like a dog's dinner and 9 is optimised for a much larger screen. Works fine except for many of the apps not being the latest version.chow pan toon said:
I think you've answered your own question.
From Apple's point of view it makes perfect sense to underspec the battery and then provide a "fix" after, ooh, about 2 years that makes it seem like your phone is too slow to cope with normal work, rather than your battery is knackered. Hardly a surprise to see people defending them, Apple fans are different.
Not sure that’s true - it’ll speed back up, but it’s not an objective test because it’s running a different version of iOS... so differing requirements on the phone vs new.From Apple's point of view it makes perfect sense to underspec the battery and then provide a "fix" after, ooh, about 2 years that makes it seem like your phone is too slow to cope with normal work, rather than your battery is knackered. Hardly a surprise to see people defending them, Apple fans are different.
audi321 said:
My 6 was dying and after IOS11 it became almost unusable. I put a new battery in and it was much better, but still not what you would call snappy.
If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
Because the latest os demands more resources than the os that was around when the phone was new?If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
Would you expect a PowerBook G3 to be as fast as a new MacBook Pro?
chow pan toon said:
I think you've answered your own question.
From Apple's point of view it makes perfect sense to underspec the battery and then provide a "fix" after, ooh, about 2 years that makes it seem like your phone is too slow to cope with normal work, rather than your battery is knackered. Hardly a surprise to see people defending them, Apple fans are different.
I’m not an Apple fan and I don’t condemn Apple either. I have an iPhone SE and plan to get a Sony XZ1 Compact next.From Apple's point of view it makes perfect sense to underspec the battery and then provide a "fix" after, ooh, about 2 years that makes it seem like your phone is too slow to cope with normal work, rather than your battery is knackered. Hardly a surprise to see people defending them, Apple fans are different.
I do see the sense in this, although I don’t entirely agree with it and I don’t think it’s right to expect a phone that’s from a few generations ago to be as “snappy” as the latest model
Jimmy Recard said:
audi321 said:
My 6 was dying and after IOS11 it became almost unusable. I put a new battery in and it was much better, but still not what you would call snappy.
If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
Because the latest os demands more resources than the os that was around when the phone was new?If they had slowed my machine down to protect my ailing battery, why didn't they speed it back up again when the new one was fitted?
The point is, why is Apple slowing my machine down without giving me a) warning they are doing it and b) the option to opt out?
Yes, I bought an X after that and fell into their trap lol.
Would you expect a PowerBook G3 to be as fast as a new MacBook Pro?
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