anything more than a full day - unless it's multiple full days - is pointless. Getting through the day is the goal I think, not simply "make it last as long as possible".
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anything more than a full day - unless it's multiple full days - is pointless. Getting through the day is the goal I think, not simply "make it last as long as possible".
Apple needs to make this an option, or at least publish the presence of this "feature". Otherwise they better get ready for a huge class-action suit.
What does that change about conjectures? Once again, the mere fact that you have to keep on asking these types of questions demonstrates that all of this isn't just a given and actual existing information but conclusions that are drawn (otherwise, once again, it would be silly to ask these questions if the information about reasons and intent was already available).
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https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...raded-batteries.2095770/page-14#post-25613020
My 7 Plus was lasting more than a day on iOS 10. There was no need to throttle it on iOS 11. And even if it's being throttled it wasn't lasting a day on iOS 11.
[doublepost=1513696025][/doublepost]ios 11 has worse battery life than iOS 10 and if that's with throttling this is indeed embarrassing software optimisation.
Those same die-hard fanboys are already buying a new iPhone once a year anyway....
Apple better respond to this. And I’m still waiting for my battery replacement charge refund!
And we were talking about morals in the other thread. Apple has zero morals charging a customer for no fault of theirs.
Update; my refund has been sorted. They said I should never have been charged so that sounds like Apple will replace defective batteries under warranty!
I'm still not sure why you haven't learned... C DM and i7Guy are going to keep you arguing in circles for the sake of arguing. In a thread that there is clear evidence, notice how their argument went from if there actually is code that slows down devices to what Apple's intent was...
Every company plans to have it's customers repurchase products in the future. They NEVER intend to sell you one product without the goal of selling you again. Customer retention is cheaper than customer acquisition. There is NO question Apple intends for your product to be replaced. It is clear from the Genius level (see my previous story where a genius told a non-techy customer her 3 year old macbook was reaching the end of it's life cycle).
The real question is what is their planned cycle off expected device replacement. Following the carrier replacement plan, and now their upgrade program, they intend for their customers to replace their phones every 1-2 years. This battery issue is just more proof, of this 1-2 year life cycle, just like not optimizing newly released iOS for previous devices.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-iphones-merged.2072190/page-14#post-25588052
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ar-level-merged.2094218/page-27#post-25606151
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I haven't been arguing about any code or anything of the sort. Notice how when there isn't much to be said some people try to twist something about others to fit their narrative as part of some sort of an ad hominem argument.
This is my iPhone 6S over 2 battery levels. For someone like me who doesn’t understand geekbench stuff, is my phone performance as expected?
The phone is only just over a year old with perhaps less than 500 charges.
The phone is only just over a year old with perhaps less than 500 charges.
Seems alright to me. There is some throttling at the lower battery levels but its not worrying. Theres far worse in this thread.This is my iPhone 6S over 2 battery levels. For someone like me who doesn’t understand geekbench stuff, is my phone performance as expected?
The phone is only just over a year old with perhaps less than 500 charges.
We've seen stories about the powering early on of the chips and the difference, my wondering is if one throttles worse than the other? Or if one doesn't start throttling until a lower degration of battery?
Rene Richie has now published a piece on this subject over on iMore:
https://www.imore.com/why-new-battery-can-breathe-new-life-old-iphones
He does suggest Apple could notify people when their battery is so bad that it should be replaced to boost performance.
Bottom line though - Apple is not doing anything evil.
https://www.imore.com/why-new-battery-can-breathe-new-life-old-iphones
He does suggest Apple could notify people when their battery is so bad that it should be replaced to boost performance.
Bottom line though - Apple is not doing anything evil.
Claiming that these are the same people that was complaining about battery issues calling it planned obsolescence.Conjecture about what?
