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> users can now see if the power management feature that dynamically manages maximum performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns, first introduced in iOS 10.2.1

> users can now see if the power management feature that dynamically manages maximum performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns, first introduced in iOS 10.2.1, is on and can choose to turn it off< So I guess everyone can relax now ? No? :)

dschuetz 9y ago
Yes. No. Batteries are still broken xD
MBCook 9y ago
I know they’re trying to fix some of the hate they got by giving users a ‘choice’... but I just don’t see why anyone would ever turn the throttling off. “Sure my phone only lasts 2 hours now, but it’s fast again!” Seems like a shoot yourself in the foot option. Notifying people that it’s going on? Yeah that should have been there from day 1.
- austenallred 9y ago
  It’s just a PR win. Sure you can set your phone to self destruct if you want to do it doesn’t get slower, sorry we didn’t let you do that before.
- jonknee 9y ago
  They're letting you turn it off exactly so you can shoot yourself in the foot and realize that Apple was actually doing you a solid.
  - ab071c41 9y ago
    I definitely agree. I'd much rather have my phone temporarily slow than reboot when I need it to stay working.
  - zitterbewegung 9y ago
    I really feel that reddit and hn echo chambers are so vastly different from regular users who probably don’t care .
    - ollie87 9y ago
      I'd imagine a lot of the people complaining use Android devices any way.
    - melling 9y ago
      Apple is simply trying to avoid the Intel FDIV bug fiasco: http://h4labs.org/why-apple-will-allow-users-to-throttle-the-iphones-cpu/ http://h4labs.org/why-apple-will-allow-users-to-throttle-the...
- pacala 9y ago
  Sure my phone only lasts 2 hours now, but [I can spend $29 and] it’s fast again! https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power
- CoolGuySteve 9y ago
  Don't exagerate, my iPhone 6 had significant throttling even at 22% battery wear. 78% of a battery will still provide a decent run time.
  - MBCook 9y ago
    Run time isn’t the problem, instaneous current is. I had my iPhone 6 randomly shut off. I would turn it back on (or it would reboot) and it had plenty of battery left. Maybe 60% or more. I know someone who’s really effected by this. I imagine the thing would shut down all the time if they turned the option off. That said, obviously my example is for one of the bad cases, not a case where the phone is only 10% slower.
    - DenisM 9y ago
      There was a recall on that issue for iPhone 6, I had my serviced.
- pilsetnieks 9y ago
  It's not about making the phone last longer, it's so it doesn't shut off randomly when the phone tries to draw more power than a degraded battery can provide.
- sprt 9y ago
  It's well-known people favor short-term gain over long-term, so I suspect many people will turn the throttling off.
  - lolsal 9y ago
    > It's well-known people favor short-term gain over long-term By who? I'd never turn throttling off personally.
- jxdxbx 9y ago
  Well, it's more an "avoid random shut-downs" thing than a battery life thing. In some instances throttling can lessen battery life. A faster processor might use less power to do a given bit of work than a slow one because of race-to-sleep.

dschuetz 9y ago

Yes. No. Batteries are still broken xD

MBCook 9y ago

I know they’re trying to fix some of the hate they got by giving users a ‘choice’... but I just don’t see why anyone would ever turn the throttling off. “Sure my phone only lasts 2 hours now, but it’s fast again!” Seems like a shoot yourself in the foot option. Notifying people that it’s going on? Yeah that should have been there from day 1.

austenallred 9y ago
It’s just a PR win. Sure you can set your phone to self destruct if you want to do it doesn’t get slower, sorry we didn’t let you do that before.
jonknee 9y ago
They're letting you turn it off exactly so you can shoot yourself in the foot and realize that Apple was actually doing you a solid.
- ab071c41 9y ago
  I definitely agree. I'd much rather have my phone temporarily slow than reboot when I need it to stay working.
- zitterbewegung 9y ago
  I really feel that reddit and hn echo chambers are so vastly different from regular users who probably don’t care .
  - ollie87 9y ago
    I'd imagine a lot of the people complaining use Android devices any way.
  - melling 9y ago
    Apple is simply trying to avoid the Intel FDIV bug fiasco: http://h4labs.org/why-apple-will-allow-users-to-throttle-the-iphones-cpu/ http://h4labs.org/why-apple-will-allow-users-to-throttle-the...
pacala 9y ago
Sure my phone only lasts 2 hours now, but [I can spend $29 and] it’s fast again! https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power
CoolGuySteve 9y ago
Don't exagerate, my iPhone 6 had significant throttling even at 22% battery wear. 78% of a battery will still provide a decent run time.
- MBCook 9y ago
  Run time isn’t the problem, instaneous current is. I had my iPhone 6 randomly shut off. I would turn it back on (or it would reboot) and it had plenty of battery left. Maybe 60% or more. I know someone who’s really effected by this. I imagine the thing would shut down all the time if they turned the option off. That said, obviously my example is for one of the bad cases, not a case where the phone is only 10% slower.
  - DenisM 9y ago
    There was a recall on that issue for iPhone 6, I had my serviced.
pilsetnieks 9y ago
It's not about making the phone last longer, it's so it doesn't shut off randomly when the phone tries to draw more power than a degraded battery can provide.
sprt 9y ago
It's well-known people favor short-term gain over long-term, so I suspect many people will turn the throttling off.
- lolsal 9y ago
  > It's well-known people favor short-term gain over long-term By who? I'd never turn throttling off personally.
jxdxbx 9y ago
Well, it's more an "avoid random shut-downs" thing than a battery life thing. In some instances throttling can lessen battery life. A faster processor might use less power to do a given bit of work than a slow one because of race-to-sleep.