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That "issue" was way overblown. Apple's change did the right thing. It fixed a ton of older phones which before were rendered unusable since they would experie

That "issue" was way overblown. Apple's change did the right thing. It fixed a ton of older phones which before were rendered unusable since they would experience random shutdowns due to naturally degraded Li-Ion batteries. Every manufacturer should implement the kind of fix Apple did (and I'm sure at this point, they have). They even mentioned the change in the original release notes for the iOS update.

yakkers 7y ago
The problem with how Apple did it originally was that it was completely opaque to the user. As far as the average user was concerned, their phone was slowing down for no reason. The Battery Health menu should have been implemented from the start, and the controversy probably would have been completely avoided.
mthoms 7y ago
>They even mentioned the change in the original release notes for the iOS update No, they didn't. The amended the release notes after the fact. https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/02/06/apple-on-ios-10-2-1-throttling-disclosure/ https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/02/06/apple-on-ios-10-2-1...
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 7y ago
I still think they could've (and should've) been more transparent. Android has been doing it for years, and it's always been toggleable. If Apple didn't want to implement a toggle that's fine, but they could have easily indicated to the user that their device's battery has degraded, that batteries are replaceable, and that performance can be restored by replacing said battery.
- skavi 7y ago
  Android phones aren’t supported long enough for their OEMs to have to deal with widespread battery degradation.
Polylactic_acid 7y ago
It wasn't the right thing. People thew out their phones because they were slow not knowing they could have been fixed cheaply with a new battery.
- kohtatsu 7y ago
  Hopefully nobody actually throws phones out. That bundle of molecules does not belong in a landfill. My library has a dropbox to refurbish old ones for blind people, for example, but I'm sure dozens of places will be happy to take them off your hands.
  - Polylactic_acid 7y ago
    They certainly do, I have seen it often. I'm not even sure what to do with old phones. I don't know of any recycling places. I usually just let them sit in a stack in a draw. I once had a phone come with a bag to mail for recycling but I haven't seen something like that for a while.
    - radmarshallb 7y ago
      The Apple Store will take any phone in any condition and recycle it for you.
- askafriend 7y ago
  Apple has offered battery replacements for years before they rolled out that patch. Replacing the battery would have fixed the issue at any time. It's not like they were holding it back.
  - Polylactic_acid 7y ago
    What they failed to do was show the user a message saying "Your phone has been slowed down due to an old battery, get a battery replacement at an apple store to restore the original speed" Absolutely no one is going to assume their phone is slow due to an old battery.

yakkers 7y ago

The problem with how Apple did it originally was that it was completely opaque to the user. As far as the average user was concerned, their phone was slowing down for no reason. The Battery Health menu should have been implemented from the start, and the controversy probably would have been completely avoided.

mthoms 7y ago

>They even mentioned the change in the original release notes for the iOS update No, they didn't. The amended the release notes after the fact. https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/02/06/apple-on-ios-10-2-1-throttling-disclosure/ https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/02/06/apple-on-ios-10-2-1...

rrrrrrrrrrrryan 7y ago

I still think they could've (and should've) been more transparent. Android has been doing it for years, and it's always been toggleable. If Apple didn't want to implement a toggle that's fine, but they could have easily indicated to the user that their device's battery has degraded, that batteries are replaceable, and that performance can be restored by replacing said battery.

skavi 7y ago
Android phones aren’t supported long enough for their OEMs to have to deal with widespread battery degradation.

Polylactic_acid 7y ago

It wasn't the right thing. People thew out their phones because they were slow not knowing they could have been fixed cheaply with a new battery.

kohtatsu 7y ago
Hopefully nobody actually throws phones out. That bundle of molecules does not belong in a landfill. My library has a dropbox to refurbish old ones for blind people, for example, but I'm sure dozens of places will be happy to take them off your hands.
- Polylactic_acid 7y ago
  They certainly do, I have seen it often. I'm not even sure what to do with old phones. I don't know of any recycling places. I usually just let them sit in a stack in a draw. I once had a phone come with a bag to mail for recycling but I haven't seen something like that for a while.
  - radmarshallb 7y ago
    The Apple Store will take any phone in any condition and recycle it for you.
askafriend 7y ago
Apple has offered battery replacements for years before they rolled out that patch. Replacing the battery would have fixed the issue at any time. It's not like they were holding it back.
- Polylactic_acid 7y ago
  What they failed to do was show the user a message saying "Your phone has been slowed down due to an old battery, get a battery replacement at an apple store to restore the original speed" Absolutely no one is going to assume their phone is slow due to an old battery.