iPhone 6(S)/Plus Replaced Battery. Modified Meh.

[Mlrollin91]

Snapchat/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook all day eat up A LOT of battery man lol

Yes they do, thats why I dont use them.

 

[Bazza1]

You should really research before you post, seriously. Did you know in places with extreme summers you need to replaced your car battery every 12-18 months? I bet you didn't. I live in SoCal and because our summers are so brutal, a car battery may not last more than 24 months. On average for the last 12 years, I have to replace my battery every 20 months, including batteries that came with brand new cars.

Those that live in Arizona usually have to replace yearly, depending on their driving habits.

Well, I did ask if you would, and that I wouldn't.
Thank you for letting me know that you would - it is different where you are - clearly a climactic situation there. Maybe you might expect such behaviour from batteries there. Here, not so much.

And again, Apple failed to advise consumers that as result of the known life expectancy of their batteries, they then tweaked their subsequent OSs to accommodate that without advising users - and then were more than happy to deny reports of slowdown with each upgrade - instead encouraging upgrading the phone rather than let users know a $100 swap out of the battery would likely 'fix' most issues.

 

[Mlrollin91]

And again, Apple failed to advise consumers that as result of the known life expectancy of their batteries, they then tweaked their subsequent OSs to accommodate that without advising users - and then were more than happy to deny reports of slowdown with each upgrade - instead encouraging upgrading the phone rather than let users know a $100 swap out of the battery would likely 'fix' most issues.

This is completely irrevalant to your original post. This is not the topic at hand.

Since the beginning of iPhones, and even before with macs and iPods. Apple has always stated the life expectancy of a battery. It’s either 500 cycles at 80% or 1000 cycles at 80% depending on the device.

 

[macTW]

though the argument that a device that cost as much as it does then needs a component replaced after a little over 2 years of use is going to be one for the courts or consumer protection laws to debate

It surely isn’t. If you understand technology... the ways batteries work, and the ways technology has advanced.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Well. Let’s see. I, myself am a medium to heavy user. I’ve had my phone for just over 105 days and I have 134 cycles on my 8Plus. And I get 8-10 hours of usage per charge. Based on that amount, I will use 470 cycles in a year.

The average user probably uses roughly one cycle a day. Thus, it would last 500 days. Well under the 2 year period the OP is complaining about. And he says 2 Years is too short.

Dang. I'm definitely a light user then 🙂

Had my 8+ for 3 months (9/26/2017 - 103 days) and I have 49 cycles on it. lol. My 6+ and 6s+, after nearly 2 years had 230 and 250 cycles.

 

[JackieInCo]

I had the battery replaced in my 6S+ back in early November, before all the throttling news started. I could not tell the difference in how the phone ran before and after other then the battery behaving as it did when I first got the phone.

My battery capacity was at about 70% at about 220 cycles. It was two years old in December.

 

[Mlrollin91]

Dang. I'm definitely a light user then 🙂

Had my 8+ for 3 months (9/26/2017 - 103 days) and I have 49 cycles on it. lol. My 6+ and 6s+, after nearly 2 years had 230 and 250 cycles.

Wow! I use at least a cycle a day. But even if I’m not using the device, it’s off the changer 17 hours a day. So it will still be a nearly depleted battery.

My Air 2 is 3 years old, but it only has 105 cycles. So it’s really only my phones I rack up the cycles.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Wow! I use at least a cycle a day. But even if I’m not using the device, it’s off the changer 17 hours a day. So it will still be a nearly depleted battery.

My Air 2 is 3 years old, but it only has 105 cycles. So it’s really only my phones I rack up the cycles.

I sit all day programming. Then go home and sit all day at a computer. Probably not very healthy.

But yeah you're right - Apple has always been pretty forthright about their battery longevity - 500 cycles and should be at 80%+ design capacity. Laptops, watches, and iPads for Apple are 1000 cycles I think and 80%.

 

[JackieInCo]

Wow! I use at least a cycle a day. But even if I’m not using the device, it’s off the changer 17 hours a day. So it will still be a nearly depleted battery.

My Air 2 is 3 years old, but it only has 105 cycles. So it’s really only my phones I rack up the cycles.

I bought my iPad Air in March and it has 18 cycles on it. I've also had it in a drawer for the last 4 months or so because I just don't use it. Even my iPad Mini 2 has 116 cycles after over 3 years.

 

[eyeseeyou]

and then were more than happy to deny reports of slowdown with each upgrade

I see people post this, did they actually, officially deny they were slowing down their phones?

 

[yangfarmer]

How can we join the lawsuits over iphone slowdown?

 

[BigMcGuire]

How can we join the lawsuits over iphone slowdown?

You're asking an internet forum how to join a lawsuit? Alrighty... Usually the way things work is once the judge rules against Apple, a fund is created to compensate all those affected, then lawyers mass mail out compensation notices saying how you'll get your $.75 if you were affected.

 

[Mlrollin91]

How can we join the lawsuits over iphone slowdown?

My area of expertise.

Just because there have been 30+ lawsuits filed does not mean they will actually become a lawsuit. The judge has to certify a class action. It much meet four criteria to become certifiable. If it becomes certified then it goes to pre-trial. Discovery and all that fun stuff. If there is evidence to show Apple broke the law, Apple can settle or go to trial. If there is no evidence of breaking the law, Apple can request summary judgement or request the case to be dismissed.

Then, you will probably be contacted about the class action.