It sure won’t. People on here had rather believe conspiracy and lies rather than the truth.
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Apple Doesn't Deliberately Slow Down Older Devices According to Benchmark Analysis
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It sure won’t. People on here had rather believe conspiracy and lies rather than the truth.
Guess you haven't seen any new findings on this subject.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/20/apple-addresses-iphone-throttling-degraded-battery/
And another reason to drag out the release dates for the new phones. More time for your old "updated iPhone" to tick you off, so you will upgrade to the latest.
But I like how they sell it as "they slow the phone down on purpose to save the battery ".
I upgraded this time........To the Note 8.
But I like how they sell it as "they slow the phone down on purpose to save the battery ".
I upgraded this time........To the Note 8.
If you think the statement lends credence to the notion here on MR that Apple is doing this to force upgrades, you've complete misunderstood the technical reason this is happening.
In other words, you linked to a story that invalidates the underlined without realizing it does exactly that.
Well not sure I understand what you mean. I do understand the technical reason they 'said' they did it. But this thread is basically stating that they are not doing any throttling " Apple Doesn't Deliberately Slow Down Older Devices" but now Apple has in fact admitted to doing just that (no matter the reason why).
The person I quoted stated "People on here had rather believe conspiracy and lies rather than the truth." But the truth is they are deliberately slowing down old phones and it isn't a conspiracy or lie after-all. That was my point.
It seems like this is more about them not doing any throttling simply for the sake of it in relation to major iOS version upgrades. Given how the power management throttling is done and how it's not even related to major iOS version updates, seems like these are somewhat different things, even if they deal with something similar.
you understand that the throttling isn’t “let’s permanantly slow the device down to X% if it’s ability” right?
The throttling only occurs under heavy power draw, which only occurs in certain scenarios.
So I guess I’m taking issue with your phrasing because it leaves the specific scenarios that the throttling happens at and instead reads as if the throttling is constant.
"The throttling only occurs under heavy power draw, which only occurs in certain scenarios."
What is your evidence for that? Moreover what is your definition of:
"heavy power draw"
"only occurs in certain scenarios"
To me this rather looks like unsubstantiated information designed to cover up product defects without the users consent. And miraculously force the users to upgrade. Why are they not protecting the battery on my iPhone 8 plus? Are they deliberately wsanting me to run it down faster so by the time Iphone 9 is out they decide it is now in my best interest to "protect my battery".
What is your evidence for that? Moreover what is your definition of:
"heavy power draw"
"only occurs in certain scenarios"
To me this rather looks like unsubstantiated information designed to cover up product defects without the users consent. And miraculously force the users to upgrade. Why are they not protecting the battery on my iPhone 8 plus? Are they deliberately wsanting me to run it down faster so by the time Iphone 9 is out they decide it is now in my best interest to "protect my battery".
I didn't say they all were, I just said you can't overlook the ones who did and the ones who would do so.
Yes I understand when it "kicks in" so to speak. I fully understand how it works and that its not 'on' all the time. But the reality is they did send down code silently to deliberately slow things down (in certain circumstances). So that is the only point I was making as this thread is based on the idea that this is a conspiracy and not true. And Apple just verified that in fact they did and do beginning with 10.2.1.
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I never said they were. I read the article and statement from Apple and understand what they are doing. My ONLY point here was this thread and person I initially quoted stated this new testing debunks that Apple has/is sending code to slow down devices. I simply pointed him/her to the latest article of their admission to doing so further showing that it isn't a conspiracy or lie or untruth.
If you read the latest post regarding this topic from yesterday it provides the evidence and definition:
Apples Statement
"Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
Last year we released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions. We've now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future."
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Bet you feel smart now - http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/21/technology/apple-slows-down-old-iphones/index.html
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.... and then the truth comes out to make you look silly - http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/21/technology/apple-slows-down-old-iphones/index.html
Than how are these facts reconciled to apples admission of power management due to battery deterioration.
So, how do you feel now that Apple has admitted deliberately slowing down older iPhones????