That seems to be incorrect.
iPhone 7 users are reported being slowed down on ios 11.2.1 and their battery is still over 90% capacity.
The battery health thing is just an excuse.
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That seems to be incorrect.
iPhone 7 users are reported being slowed down on ios 11.2.1 and their battery is still over 90% capacity.
The battery health thing is just an excuse.
Apple chose the easier - and secretive - software way of solving a problem that should have solved via different means - a battery recall, or some other definitive and non-consumer-harming solution that I'm not aware of - and even admitted it. Why keep defending Apple over something that's indefensible?
I distrusted iOS updates because of obvious performance reduction issues in the past. Now I distrust them even more. I don't disagree that's a problem that needs addressing. Do you want to address it with this software way? Fine. Do it. But give the users a choice. "Battery life will suffer if this CPU-performance-reducing feature isn't enabled. Your battery capacity has reduced significantly due to normal wear. Replace the battery for full speed and battery life."
That's it. No longer "guilty" of anything. It wasn't too hard. Instead, they chose the sneaky way and were called out on it.
I distrusted iOS updates because of obvious performance reduction issues in the past. Now I distrust them even more. I don't disagree that's a problem that needs addressing. Do you want to address it with this software way? Fine. Do it. But give the users a choice. "Battery life will suffer if this CPU-performance-reducing feature isn't enabled. Your battery capacity has reduced significantly due to normal wear. Replace the battery for full speed and battery life."
That's it. No longer "guilty" of anything. It wasn't too hard. Instead, they chose the sneaky way and were called out on it.
None of what I said in that discussion had anything to do with that, "bro".
I know, Im just frustrated with this whole situation.
Its very discouraging to keep supporting this company and spending a pretty penny buying their products and this is what they pull on us.
And the vast majority of apple iPhone customers will merely think it's time for a new phone since they don't read tech news or go hang out in forums. And this is where apple will hit the jackpot. I sure hope it backfires on them. It's definitely worked to drive me away but alas I'm only one of millions.
All I’m saying is this: how did people for years deal with degrading batteries?
BY CHANGING THEM.
Have you ever heard of someone saying they’d prefer slowing down their CPU instead of getting a new battery?
What kind of fix is that???
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*********Essentially you’re left with TWO problems - a slow device AND a degraded battery****************
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BY CHANGING THEM.
Have you ever heard of someone saying they’d prefer slowing down their CPU instead of getting a new battery?
What kind of fix is that???
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*********Essentially you’re left with TWO problems - a slow device AND a degraded battery****************
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You are assuming People are assuming based on that there really could be a battery issue. A whole lot of assuming going on.At least people with dead phones would know what the issue with the phone is.
Instead people assume it's just the phone getting slow with iOS updates and figure the only solution is to buy a new one. Even if they got it checked by Apple techs, they'd report a "Healthy" battery not in need of change.
So who really benefits from this?
Sooner or later we will get the “You are holding it wrong” excuse!
Straw man indeed! Most of us know about 64 bits and “supposed efficiency in programming”. But may fail to realize something else may be at play.
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People's phones are slowing down.
There's no reason to suspect the battery.
Even if people suspected the battery, the Apple techs will say it's "healthy" and does not need replacing. Yet it's still causing throttling.
The only cause to suspect is iOS updates and age.
Now some people might be aware that it could be the battery, no thanks to Apple who tried not to disclose this.
No, it's the battery.
My iPhone 6 had a battery replacement last week. It's now verifiably benchmarking twice as fast as it was a week ago with a 3 year old battery with 500+ cycles on it. It's also much more responsive in general use and back to the performance it had when new.
Yes I know it's the battery. That's my whole point.
The issue is nobody would know it's the battery causing throttling (until now, that is -- if they catch it in the news and read+understand it).
I’m so glad people are finding this out so we can find ways to keep our devices pretty much as good as the day we shelled out ~1000 bucks for them.
I’m looking forward to milking my iPhone 8 for all it’s worth. I got the att 256 gb version with Apple care and I believe there was also a 10% tax I paid. I also bought cases. So I except this thing to last and perform well. I could’ve bought a computer for the kind of money I spent on this phone.
I’m not buying the latest iPhone out of spite at this point unless Apple reverses this ludicrous feature or does something.
Thanks. I plan to let him know I won’t be purchasing future Apple products.
When was the last time an iOS update provided any sort of performance boost to devices outside the latest iteration?
I literally LOL’d.
Thanks
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People against this feature need to make our voices heard.
Too much to lose (basically ~1000 bucks a year for me)
AND who knows if this will affect resale value??
I know I’m not interested in an iPhone 7 from eBay or swappa at this point.
iOS 9 had a rewritten JavaScript engine and maybe other optimizations. You can’t assume Apple has or hasn’t been Making under the cover optimization’s inter-iOS release.