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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Power Management Feature in Older iPhones Will Be Able to Be Turned Off in Future Update
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Then why did Apple replace 100% efficient intuitiveness in iOS with frequent guesswork and inefficiency in 2013?
Probably nothing other than actually being thrown out of court. However, who knows. Maybe a few people will actually cancel their suits.
Apple makes insanely great products that millions of us enjoy using. This is a lot to do about nothing. People love to complain. I'll just keep enjoying my gadgets. Thanks Apple!
Typical Tim. Blah, blah, blah. Have to admit it's nice to see the $250 Billion coming back from abroad. I did not think they would repatriate that much. I will give Tim credit for that. No pass on Battery Gate though. 
Uhm... you consider you and Apple in that type of relationship? I mean, the guy was not there to respond to iPhone related questions.
They didn't. iOS is still insanely intuitive. Even more so for me since iOS 7 released. iOS 6 and earlier were not that intuitive for me. iOS 10 and 11 especially made things a lot better. I know some people will disagree with that, but for me they did.
Cool - when you do that, will you please move to Samsung or some other website to complain about the garbage you buy from them. The whining on this site is getting really old and totally nonsensical.
Mmmmm... noooope. It's that they didn't tell us a simple battery swap could return it to normal so you're constantly wondering what the f is going on. Yes people would've complained and moaned about needing to swap batteries and user replaceable batteries. However, I would totally defend the talking point about every phone manufacturer having the same issue and Apple actually doing something about it. Hiding the true corrective action was and always will be the problem.
And there you go for all the complainers. Turn off this feature and watch how fast your battery drains because it can’t keep up with the newer software.
While visiting the Apple data center located in Reno, Nevada this afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook did a quick interview with Rebecca Jarvis of ABC News, where he discussed Apple's economic announcements and touched on the ongoing controversy over power management features in older iPhones.
According to Cook, when the power management features were first introduced in iOS 10.2.1, Apple did explain what was going on, but following the controversy, he believes Apple should have been clearer.
The company did indeed mention that the shutdown issue was caused by uneven power delivery and explained that its power management system had been tweaked, but there was no clear notice that it could cause devices to operate more slowly at times. Cook says Apple "deeply apologizes" to customers who thought the company had other motivations.Apple previously apologized for the misunderstanding over the iOS 10.2.1 update and has since implemented a battery replacement program that allows all customers with an iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 6 Plus, 6s Plus, 7 Plus, and SE to replace their batteries for a reduced $29 fee through the end of 2018.
Apple is introducing better battery monitoring features in a future iOS update, and Cook says Apple will also allow customers to turn off the power management feature, which is new information that the company has not previously shared. Much of the rest of Cook's interview focused on the announcements that Apple made today. The company plans to repatriate a large portion of its $250 billion in overseas cash thanks to a change in U.S. tax policy, which will result in Apple paying $38 billion in taxes. With the tax bill, investments, the creation of a new campus, and more, Apple believes it will directly contribute $350 billion to the U.S. economy over the next five years, along with 20,000 new jobs.
When asked about whether Apple would have been able to make these announcements without the tax policy changes, Cook said there are "large parts" of the announcement that are "the result of the tax reform" and "large parts" that Apple "would have done in any situation." He went on to explain that the corporate part of the recent tax bill has the potential to bring a faster growing economy.When asked about whether Apple would introduce a cheaper iPhone due to the new policies, Cook said it was unlikely, telling interviewer Jarvis that "the phone costs what the innovation inside of it costs."
The final bit of the interview touched on where Apple might open its new campus, which was announced by the company earlier today. Cook said details will be shared later in the year, but it won't be located in Texas or California, where Apple already has campuses in Austin and Cupertino, respectively.
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Uh, who said Apple is a guy? For all we know it could actually be a girl. Also, how dare you assume Apple's gender.
This is good - I mean it shouldn't have happened in the first place (ego people should have been clearly told the effects of a low battery) but having the ability to disable the power management feature and also having a good way to see the battery is an excellent response.
Yep your reward is you will now have the option for your device to shutdown at random times if you want. But hey when you click an icon on the home screen that app will load a few milliseconds faster! (if it don't totally crash) So that's a double win!
There are a lot of people who bought new phones because they were not told that a new battery would fix the throttling. Those people might want some compensation I suppose, as a new phone is $600-$1200 these days.
This is equivalent to Ross and Rachel being on a break.
Technically no cheating was involved just a lot of personal, hurt feelings imo.
That's a given. People don’t want the personal responsibility for the dumb decisions they make and the smart decisions they don’t make (have their phone diagnosed before buying a new one)
Seems to me if you can't design a phone that won't crash and shut down when opening a single app because of a battery that Apple says has no problems and won't allow you to replace then you have no business designing or selling phones.