Apple admit to 'Slowing Down iPhones'
Discussion
Sheetmaself said:
I know this make me a marketeers dream and a dick, but my iphone 6 battery wouldnt last more than half a day with minimal use and the phone was slowing down, therefore i sold it to Game and bought an X for £1150. I would not of done this if i knew that changing the battery would of both solved the battery and the performance issue (i assumed the new ios were just taking more out of the processor).
Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
The warm glow that comes from knowing you helped contribute to the apple board members salaries?Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
More sensibly, I wonder if you'd get anything from a class action.
jimmyjimjim said:
Sheetmaself said:
I know this make me a marketeers dream and a dick, but my iphone 6 battery wouldnt last more than half a day with minimal use and the phone was slowing down, therefore i sold it to Game and bought an X for £1150. I would not of done this if i knew that changing the battery would of both solved the battery and the performance issue (i assumed the new ios were just taking more out of the processor).
Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
The warm glow that comes from knowing you helped contribute to the apple board members salaries?Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
More sensibly, I wonder if you'd get anything from a class action.
My 2-3 year old phone is slow, a bit more slow than I'd expect, so 800-1000 quid on a new one with a slightly bigger, nicer but slightly odd shaped screen ought to cure that. Faster, but there is a point.
Sheetmaself said:
I know this make me a marketeers dream and a dick, but my iphone 6 battery wouldnt last more than half a day with minimal use and the phone was slowing down, therefore i sold it to Game and bought an X for £1150. I would not of done this if i knew that changing the battery would of both solved the battery and the performance issue (i assumed the new ios were just taking more out of the processor).
Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
Each to their own, but £1150 for a phone! Where will my and the others like me recompense be?
Running your battery down to near 0% and fast charging up to 100% and leaving it on the charger all night isn't going to do it any good at all. Iphone batteries tend to be so small that you can't follow best practice of charging from 40% to 80% on a slow charge as you would probably have to charge it several times a day.
I follow the above practice most of the time and the battery in my Lenovo has only fallen to 98% capacity over the year that I have had it according to AccuBattery.
I follow the above practice most of the time and the battery in my Lenovo has only fallen to 98% capacity over the year that I have had it according to AccuBattery.
Jimmy Recard said:
Timbuktu said:
It's only £25 for the 6 onwards isn't it? I hope the SE is included though because I have one.
The website says a 6 or later and the SE is a more recent model than the 6 I think. It's more like a 6S that happens to look like a 5, as I understand it.Mine seems fine at the moment but if it starts to slow down later in the year I'll get it replaced, it's only 18 months old.
I'm still hoping they're going to bring out an SE 2 keeping the same size as I really don't want to have to go any larger to an 8... there are rumours it could be launched this spring though so fingers crossed!
The SE is the perfect size for me but this trend of bigger and bigger phones doesn't seem to be stopping.
Edited by Timbuktu on Sunday 7th January 14:29
Timbuktu said:
Yes you're right, I just rang them!
Mine seems fine at the moment but if it starts to slow down later in the year I'll get it replaced, it's only 18 months old.
I'm still hoping they're going to bring out an SE 2 keeping the same size as I really don't want to have to go any larger to an 8... there are rumours it could be launched this spring though so fingers crossed!
The SE is the perfect size for me but this trend of bigger and bigger phones doesn't seem to be stopping.
Yeah, same for me. I like to have a small phone that's quick and good and it only seems that Sony and Apple provide that. I tend to keep my phones until they no longer work or the battery doesn't last long enough, so this £25 battery thing will probably double the lifespan of this phone for meMine seems fine at the moment but if it starts to slow down later in the year I'll get it replaced, it's only 18 months old.
I'm still hoping they're going to bring out an SE 2 keeping the same size as I really don't want to have to go any larger to an 8... there are rumours it could be launched this spring though so fingers crossed!
The SE is the perfect size for me but this trend of bigger and bigger phones doesn't seem to be stopping.
Edited by Timbuktu on Sunday 7th January 14:29
Knowing what I know now, my phones will probably last me longer as I'll be changing the battery when they're slow and not lasting. Previously I assumed they were slow because they were old and the only solution was a newer model
Output Flange said:
Has anyone had a battery swap performed on a SE at the £25 rate? It's not obvious whether this has been rolled out yet.
"Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by £54 — from £79 to £25 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, available worldwide until December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com/uk."Elderly said:
Yes the SE will qualify, but I understand that although batteries in the US are being replaced already,
the UK programme for all the affected models is not due to be rolled out until the end of this month
(waits for people to say they've already had it done here for £25.00
).
I’ve booked in for a battery replacement on Saturday via the website. I certainly will tell them where to go if they ask for £79 when their homepage states that they will do it for £25!!the UK programme for all the affected models is not due to be rolled out until the end of this month
(waits for people to say they've already had it done here for £25.00
).French prosecutors investigating Apple over battery slow-downs... https://t.co/PZTugMKrPB
"In France, it is illegal to shorten the lifetime of products to encourage consumers to replace them."
"In France, it is illegal to shorten the lifetime of products to encourage consumers to replace them."
Puggit said:
French prosecutors investigating Apple over battery slow-downs... https://t.co/PZTugMKrPB
"In France, it is illegal to shorten the lifetime of products to encourage consumers to replace them."
Sure, but Apples argument will be that it was to preserve the user experience and prolong the usable life of the device, not to shorten it."In France, it is illegal to shorten the lifetime of products to encourage consumers to replace them."
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