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Apple to Offer $29 iPhone Battery Replacements, More Battery Health Info in iOS
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The average user doesn't do internet search or use the App Store to add functionality? That's a new one.
HTC and Motorola don't push out software updates that fix things. This is hardly news. If you want bug fixes and new software updates you have to buy a new Android phone twice a year.
Actual performance only gets altered (throttled) in specific critical situations, not all the time. Read the Apple information provided with yesterday's press release:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208387
https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/
Enough with the Sale Of Goods Act. Apple made no guarantees that their batteries would last X years and/or that performance wouldn't be impacted by battery degradation.
Why would the average user check thier battery cycle ? Apple also agrees, as they don't include the feature in iOS .....
Now that this has happened .... trust levels have been altered, so sure, maybe a few more might use the App Store to add that functionality , cause they trust Apple
You're in for a big surprise then, the UK will loose, batteries degrade, it's physics against the UK, physics will win.
Batteries die, they aren't obligated to have them last forever. They tried to prolong the life of people's phones with bad batteries and they weren't transparent about it (their only fault). They should have just let the phones die and people would either buy new ones or go to a new platform.
Thanks for the links will take a look.
You’re right they didn’t, which is precisely why the act exists, to protect the consumer.
Ha ha ha , you might want to jump to the Reddit post, instead of linking from Apple.com - cause Apple have been upfront about this whole thing.... yup roll eyes
Apple is the best.
I agree they didn't need to do any of this, but they love their customers and they want to make as many people as happy as possible.
Oh right. Personally I've never geekbenched my phone and while it's anecdotal my 5S did seem slower after upgrades. Can't check that now as I don't have it.
One thing I find telling is that the statement from Apple is incomplete. They said they had been modifying how the CPU runs on the 6 and upward as of iOSx. What they didn't say is that they had not done the same on earlier phones. They didn't give a statement that closes it all down.
Remember a certain Mr. Clinton? Now whilst he was lying his statement was nevertheless definitive, Apple could have been equally definitive by appending the original statement with, 'Apple have not applied any such measures to any earlier model of iPhone'.
Not sure what the comment on trust means. I “trust” Apple today the same as I “trusted” them 1 year ago.Why would the average user check thier battery cycle ? Apple also agrees, as they don't include the feature in iOS .....
Now that this has happened .... trust levels have been altered, so sure, maybe a few more might use the App Store to add that functionality , cause they trust Apple
I’m not going waste time digging into battery diagnostics.
Ah, so it never dawned on you that all those "IPHONE BATTERY REPLACEMENT WHILE YOU WAIT" kiosks at the local mall actually did battery replacements for iPhones?
Apple didn't "get you". You got yourself. Sold your iPhone 6 for no reason. At the BMW dealership no one told me that my tires needed to be replaced after 20,000 miles yet a) I replaced my tires when their lifespan was up and b) I didn't buy a new car because of the worn tires.
Which, judging from the experiences of many people, happens so very often, that from the resulting overall slowdown they feel they have no other resort than to buy a new device.
Yet all they needed to regain normal operating speed was a new battery, and had no way to know it.
A battery must also be sold to the consumer that is fit for purpose , and that purpose is not to die within 12 months, so you buy the new device. And here Apple and strong consumer laws will disagree.
I have no issue with battery dieing, I have an issue with Apple deciding if I can replace the battery in my device .
They never said they did either.
If you significant other cheats on you, and doesn't tell you. Does that mean it never happened?
So, you do it yourself, mess it up, and expect free support when you turn up at an Apple Store with your tail between your legs? Ain't gonna happen.
A company is perfectly at liberty to insist that unauthorised repairs void your warranty. Happens all the time.
I'm glad that Apple are to offer new batteries at a sensible price which, I imagine, will be at cost. To date, the price they've been charging is a money spinner. Whilst they limit the ways in which you can replace your battery, there's no way Apple should be using battery replacement as a money-making opportunity.
Ummm yeah they do, they think their phones have got really slow and upgrade.
A huge part of the debate here today is about this .....
And yet, once again ...
Your tire wear was CLEARLY visible and there was no indicator saying "your tires are still in good shape" and when you took it to a dealer mechanic (presumably people who would know better) they did NOT say "no, we won't replace those, because they are still good."
The battery on the iPhones is NOT visible, the battery indicators were saying "all good" and, for a number of folks, the Geniuses said "no, you don't need to replace the battery."
See the difference?
Entitlement?
Expecting ones phone to run at the speeds one purchased it at is now entitlement?
Apple sold a phone with a battery that could not run the phone at its original speeds after a period of time. If it tried it shut down.
Instead of fixing the problem (battery) they slowed down the phone. And they didn't tell people they did it.
Which option was cheaper for them?
Not sure what the comment on trust means. I “trust” Apple today the same as I “trusted” them 1 year ago.
Good for you. For me , that trust took a big hit.
So then what's the problem? It sounded like you were complaining that Apple didn't include that function within iOS itself, but now you're saying that the average customer wouldn't care anyway and would never search for or install that function through a 3rd party app.
Just as defending and justifying every move Apple makes is nonsense.
Speaking of ifixit... there was surely an unintended consequence. They just helped kill off one of the cash cows of their own business. No way they can compete with the Apple battery offer...