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Apple to Offer $29 iPhone Battery Replacements, More Battery Health Info in iOS
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Really quite funny
to read such posts trying to form a generalized opinion of a group of people. But I understand, android fanatics have a low bar of satisfaction.Not so. Terrible argument.
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Really quite funny
What does Android have to do with this?
Best comment ever. I cannot believe the outrage over all of this. The battery is dying, they make the software adjust how the hardware operates and people go nuts. The change in performance would tell me to do 1 of 2 things. Have the phone checked out for a problem, likely showing the need for a battery replacement, or choose to get a new phone, Apple or otherwise. I applaud the efforts to get as much as possible from a battery on it's last legs. I do the same and privately moan when I have to change out the batteries in my trackpad more often than when I first bought it, but I certainly don't threaten to sue or have them offer up their "first born" when the battery loses it's ability to function as it was new.
Not even close. This analogy is ridiculous.
Then test sites will called them on it and there will be no story that they can release that will cover up what they are doing.
The batteries can degrade. But if they are deemed not fit for purpose, UK law wins. As they aren't user-replaceable parts, they aren't consumable items. The consumer will win.
No, why would people assume that Apple expects users to buy a new phone when their battery wears out when Apple is selling battery replacements? Why would Apple sell battery replacements if they only want you to get a new phone? I've gotten battery replacements in Apple Stores and nobody even brought up getting a new phone instead.
I am pretty sure that most people know that the battery in an iPhone can be changed (by Apple, by third-parties or for those so inclined also by the user) or at least think it might be possible an inquire about it when they think they need a new battery. They probably will take an exhausted battery as an additional reason to get a new phone on top of other reasons and it might be the one that tips the balance. But that is not the same as saying that people buy a new phone only because their old one has an exhausted battery.
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Incorrect. Heavy throttling only occurs in situations where the phone would have otherwise auto shutdown. The feature was added to iOS when users complained about auto shutdowns. A + B = C.
Apple, let us downgrade our phones to version that we feel it works well with our battery.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, vintage phones will be all the rage!
Thanks. You shouldn't need to use a third-party app to get this data, but it's good to have.
THIS!!! We are able to downgrade our laptops and desktops back to the OS they originally shipped with. Why not iPhones????????
The 80% number refers to the capacity of the battery in percentage of its original/design capacity, ie, if when new the phone lasts for 10 hours doing a certain task, when it lasts only 8 hours on the same task, it would be at 80% capacity.
The throttling also clearly happens on devices whose battery capacity is still well above 80%. It is exactly those cases where people reported issues (initially sudden shutdowns, then later slowdowns) but because the battery capacity was still above 80%, Apple wouldn't change the battery under warranty (if still in the original or the extended warranty) or even recommend a battery exchange for devices that were out of warranty.
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The ABS example made no sense . Would you be upset if after a car service your car went slower depending on how much fuel was in the tank? It's a much more relevant example . Be it car or phone, the user has the right to be informed if performance is changed
To each their own I guess. Some of the long timers can point to other where "trust" may have been violated, but I don't worry about such things.
Really? Can you show me cases in the UK were courts have forced manufacturers/vendors to replace sealed batteries for free in 5 to 6 year old devices (or even 2 to 5 year old devices)?
Because it would hold the entire ecosystem back. Better to just add the option to the latest iOS.
LOL...if you want to argue that Apple lost your trust despite not being able to demonstrate anything that Apple deceived you about, be my guest.
You say good PR, I say damage control. Good PR would’ve been to not have this whole mess in the first place.
They don’t want to put the battery health statistics back but their hand is now being forced. They took them away for a reason: to keep customers in the dark about the state of their battery’s health. What other reason could there possibly be? Apple has been disingenuous for a long time and now it’s come back to bite them. I can’t see why Apple doesn’t just make its battery diagnostic tool available in iOS or as a download.
Apple never does anything out of the kindness of their heart. They are a business first and foremost with a duty to maximise profit. They are doing this now because they know they stuffed up and are facing strong legal cases against them. And frankly there’s an insidious current underlying the reason this is happening. Remember, Apple tried to tell people that third-party battery replacements will preclude all further servicing from them until they were forced to back down as this was illegal in many jurisdictions.
Hey Apple, don’t be evil!
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Apple should have done this years ago. Get new batteries into old iPhones and then dominate the Apps market even more by having old iPhones in the secondary market compete on price with Android phones. Keep those old iPhones circulating and in use either with original customers (who are getting great value out of years of use) or with new customers buying the phones used.
Really quite funny
If say Samsung doing something as Apple, I would stop buy Samsung phone. If Huawei doing samething, I would not buy Huawei. If all OEMs doing this, I would buy phones with replaceable battery. Simple is that.
Now can Apple fan do the same or still insist Apple can do no wrong?
