This really should apply to devices running Android too. It's hard to believe that only Apple is slowing down their devices to mitigate worn off battery.
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U.S. Government Investigating Apple's Power Management Features That Slow Older iPhones
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The performance changes for those with defective batteries, not for every single user. That’s a key distinction you’re missing.
And how is allowing devices with bad batteries to keep working the same as VW intentionally writing software to cheat on emissions testing?
I can't think of a way this could be proven outside of a whisteblower or leaked admission, but I agree it is the most important question to answer from my perspective. Would be nice to have.
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we aren’t talking about android phones or carriers. We are talking about iPhones. Please stay on topic
You need to reread what the other poster said. You appear to have misunderstood.
I said Apps reporting clock speeds AND benchmarks are not reliable tests.
Can you show me a terms of service where Apple guarantees that performance over the life of your device?
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no but no disclaimer or notification from apple that they throttled until they were caught
Funny. Did people think this had gone away just because no news reports had been out lately?
The lawsuits and government investigations will continue until a satisfactory resolution is found, whether that’s a settlement, a ruling, fines, new laws, or some combination thereof. All of this has just started.
The lawsuits and government investigations will continue until a satisfactory resolution is found, whether that’s a settlement, a ruling, fines, new laws, or some combination thereof. All of this has just started.
This is why Apple will win all the cases claiming planned obsolescence. Nobody can prove this was done with malicious intent to force people to upgrade. For that you’d need to know what percentage of devices are getting throttled AND if the owner of that device bought a new iPhone only for that specific reason (they didn’t upgrade to get the newest features, better cameras, wireless charging, FaceID or because their carrier had a promotion).
You’d also have to show that the majority of devices are affected. Planned obsolescence requires this.
Further, Apple is doing $29 battery replacements. This restores full performance and is the exact opposite of planned obsolescence as it extends the life of devices for another couple years.
It should be up to the user to let the phone die/get the battery replaced or let it run slow. However this information was never properly communicated. Some people may have been fine keeping their device, and just paying for a new battery but no one informed them that this was an option.
Again tell me what law says they’re not allowed to do that. Even if you claim deceptive advertising there is nothing in Apple’s TOS or EULA that guarantees specific CPU/GPU performance.
Try again. The other poster misunderstood what I said and you’re running with it, instead of addressing my original post.
All of the iPhone 6/6s will be affected with current iOS version. Eventually the phone will be throttled if the battery isn't replaced at some interval unknown to the user.
It has indeed gotten beyond absurd that so many people feel it's perfectly OK for companies to act as if they still own the product you purchased after you have paid for it. This goes far beyond Apple and this (relatively minor) incident: it's the issue of whether or not you actually control the products you have purchased.
Once you own it, it needs to be YOURS to do whatever you want with, period, and without interference. Look at Microsoft's unbelievable Win10 "updating" schemes, or what's going on with John Deere farm equipment owners - it's ghastly!
Apple absolutely was in the wrong here; not for writing software that prevents their phones from shutting off with older batteries by momentarily reducing speed (that's actually a pretty good idea), but for hiding this until they were caught - and for not providing a way to disable that feature until they were forced to do so.
Apple waiting for this to blow over? Well, it ain’t happening. In fact, throttlegate is intensifying. Got caught with pants down and handing out a small bribe so people will forget. Lol. We got governments involved. Countries. This is all apple’s fault for taking so long to come out with a resolution that is 11.3. Results of digging in your heels instead of fessing up, giving people a throttle button and moving on.
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CPU's are hardware as well. Lets say Apple sells you a device with 3 gigs of ram, then uses software to disable 2 gigs..does that make it a better comparison for you. I'm willing to bet you wouldn't be a happy camper either.
If I wanted to buy a phone with the performance of a 5S I could have saved several hundred dollars and just bought a 5S.
Probably less than 0.001% of owners will experience shutdowns. Shutdowns just an excuse to justify throttling and pushing a hardware upgrade. Oh, also get to avoid a battery recall. How nice. Follow the $$$ trail and it’s crystal clear.
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i have been waiting 3 weeks now for a battery. first two weeks were lost due to the genius at the local store apparently not actually reserving a battery for me. in the meantime, i had to upgrade to an iphone7 (used, swappa). i hope it was sold by someone who sidegraded to android!
these articles keep saying that "apple temporarily slows down the phone under peak load" but my experience is that if the battery drops below 80% then the CPU is throttled to 840MHz or 600MHz 'permanently'. my old iphone6 is barely usable.
these articles keep saying that "apple temporarily slows down the phone under peak load" but my experience is that if the battery drops below 80% then the CPU is throttled to 840MHz or 600MHz 'permanently'. my old iphone6 is barely usable.