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Apple to Offer $29 iPhone Battery Replacements, More Battery Health Info in iOS
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I think people look for key words without realising the context . Linking to android power management is missing the point of this issue completely
From the link:
"For long-running applications (games, camera, RenderScript, audio processing), performance can vary dramatically as device temperature limits are reached and system on chip (SoC) engines are throttled. App developers creating high-performance, long-running apps are limited because the capabilities of the underlying platform are a moving target when the device begins to heat up.
To address these limitations, Android 7.0 introduced support for sustained performance, enabling OEMs to provide hints on device performance capabilities for long-running applications. App developers can use these hints to tune applications for a predictable, consistent level of device performance over long periods of time."
Sounds very similar to me. In this case, it's due to device temperature limits. With this specific Apple scenario, it's peak power vs. remaining charge limits.
Apple IS permanently throttling iphones. Even when they're plugged in.
If your phones were not being throttled, your user experience is invalid in the context of this thread
Every company is different and users do different things. A shutdown is a shutdown regardless. I'm sure people who experience this frustrating phenomenon are not happy, so it's good of you to diminish the issue.
Well what next for crafty Apple! See phones go the way of the iPad glued and screwless design so you have to destroy the device unless it’s sent back to Apple for a battery replacement once they creep up to £200 for that service? Otherwise put up with throttled one?
Sneaky stuff, this could work out in the interest of Apple now they will be making it harder for 3rd party’s to replace batteries so Apple can make a fortune replacing the rubbish they installed! As everyone will want there phone at full speed!
What a con! Get ready for non user repairable hardware!
Sneaky stuff, this could work out in the interest of Apple now they will be making it harder for 3rd party’s to replace batteries so Apple can make a fortune replacing the rubbish they installed! As everyone will want there phone at full speed!
What a con! Get ready for non user repairable hardware!
I'm glad you And your household are happy. Could I suggest you spend some time in the iOS forum..... it's being perceived as the worst iOS to date.
Wrong. Benchmarks trigger throttling because they are demanding full performance. Which is why these lawsuits will fail miserably (like countless ones before).
So is Apple going to implement a function for users to be able to enable/disable this power management feature? They can have it on by default, but as long as you can disable it at the risk of crashes, which is the claim by Apple, I think that would be fair to consumers.
I bought my iPhone 7 Red back in May and I noticed some difference after installing iOS 11. The battery only had several months on it. For example, prior to installing iOS11, the flashlight button response was instant at first touch. Now the first time I press it, there is a slight delay but consecutive taps following are instant. I use the flashlight button frequently, which is why I noticed this discrepancy. Another issue I've had since installing iOS11 is that sometimes while listening to music there will be a quick "blip" (sort of like a skip, but not skipping) in playback that I did not experience prior to the update. It does not occur all the time, and it does not matter whether if it is music on my device or in the cloud. These minor issues started to occur the moment I upgraded to iOS11.
I bought my iPhone 7 Red back in May and I noticed some difference after installing iOS 11. The battery only had several months on it. For example, prior to installing iOS11, the flashlight button response was instant at first touch. Now the first time I press it, there is a slight delay but consecutive taps following are instant. I use the flashlight button frequently, which is why I noticed this discrepancy. Another issue I've had since installing iOS11 is that sometimes while listening to music there will be a quick "blip" (sort of like a skip, but not skipping) in playback that I did not experience prior to the update. It does not occur all the time, and it does not matter whether if it is music on my device or in the cloud. These minor issues started to occur the moment I upgraded to iOS11.
No because sometimes the obvious is missed or conveniently overlooked. Batteries degrade. Apple took a step and implemented a software solution for a battery issue.
Iphones cant deliver full performance?
Wow,
And with the annual $80 service fee, they seem like a right bargain
I'm glad you And your household are happy. Could I suggest you spend some time in the iOS forum..... it's being perceived as the worst iOS to date.
There’s no need to. The vocal minority posting online don’t concern me nor does it represent what’s actually happening in the real world.
The millions of people without issues never go online to say “things are good here, just thought I’d let you know”. This goes for all products, not just iPhones. It’s always the few with issues that scream the loudest.
Nope. That's thermal throttling, apple does the same. See my example of iMac i7
(its common in devices designed for form over function )Nothing to do with this scenario.... though I get it, word "throttle" is used, so therefore its the same..... that is not correct
The Maximum frequency is throttled when the chip reaches it's temperature limit (built into the chip).
As for the second link, the 3 optimizations listed do not throttle anything.
Look, all Apple had to do was be more transparent in the beginning. They even denied they were throttling when initial reports surfaced hoping that it would die down and only admitted it after they realized that the bad PR wasn't going away anytime soon.
I don't know that it doesn't. I have never had the issue so I can't speak to that.
some try to deflect and derail threads with useless rhetoric and car analogies. Instead of addressing the topic they bring up other companies or devices...because they have no other recourse in their position and stance. They can't stick to the topic as they can't defend and they know it.
No. iPhones with defective batteries won’t provide full sustained performance (which is how Apple designed it to work). Apple might change this or give the user a choice, but for now that’s how it works.
At least when the phone shuts down the user realises there is an issue with the battery.
Your assumption here is that iOS 11 is fine, as you are happy, I think that concludes our debate on this topic.
Then why are all iPhone 7 not being throttled on benchmarks. My iPhone 7 is benching at full speed on Geekbench and Antutu.
Generally curious, do you understand how iOS updates work or is this ignorance bestowed on your behalf? If they provided one major iOS update, that would leave vulnerabilities in between issues that need to be rectified that have may have been reported or discovered. That's the point of having incremental updates in between that tweak/alter problems that need to be resolved.
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