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I don't love Google but the fact that Apple has been caught doing shitty stuff like slowing down older phones and having to pay out a $500 million settlement wh

I don't love Google but the fact that Apple has been caught doing shitty stuff like slowing down older phones and having to pay out a $500 million settlement when they were caught is enough reason for me to stay away.

danieldk 6y ago
Can this myth die? They throttle phones with old batteries that cannot provide enough current. This avoids that phones reboot spontaneously. Replace the battery and it is as fast as ever. I used an iPhone 6s (2015) until recently and it was still butter smooth on iOS 13. I gave it to my niece who is still happily using it.
- tchaffee 6y ago
  They lost a $500 million class action lawsuit. I'll try to be open minded but my time is valuable so can you provide a stronger heuristic than the settlement?
  - scarface74 6y ago
    Yes Apple slowed down phones because the alternative was the phone completely shutting off when the battery was old. The settlement was because Apple didn’t disclose that they added the battery management feature and that the slowdown could be alleviated by buying a new battery instead of buying a new phone.
    - tchaffee 6y ago
      So they did slow down old phones and they lied about it and they had to settle a huge lawsuit as a result? And you were expecting that to change my mind?
- encom 6y ago
  >They throttle phones with old batteries that cannot provide enough current. Stop gaslighting. They were forced to admit to doing so, after enough people made a stink about it for a very long time. And iphone batteries are not user servicable.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    You can find places that will replace an iPhone battery easily many of the places are authorized.
- slenk 6y ago
  I do believe the American legal system disagrees with you
scarface74 6y ago
The “shitty thing” was not disclosing that it was slowing down to keep the phone from cutting off entirely when the battery degraded.
- tchaffee 6y ago
  That is shitty. Not a surprise they handed out $500 million to compensate for that.

danieldk 6y ago

Can this myth die? They throttle phones with old batteries that cannot provide enough current. This avoids that phones reboot spontaneously. Replace the battery and it is as fast as ever. I used an iPhone 6s (2015) until recently and it was still butter smooth on iOS 13. I gave it to my niece who is still happily using it.

tchaffee 6y ago
They lost a $500 million class action lawsuit. I'll try to be open minded but my time is valuable so can you provide a stronger heuristic than the settlement?
- scarface74 6y ago
  Yes Apple slowed down phones because the alternative was the phone completely shutting off when the battery was old. The settlement was because Apple didn’t disclose that they added the battery management feature and that the slowdown could be alleviated by buying a new battery instead of buying a new phone.
  - tchaffee 6y ago
    So they did slow down old phones and they lied about it and they had to settle a huge lawsuit as a result? And you were expecting that to change my mind?
encom 6y ago
>They throttle phones with old batteries that cannot provide enough current. Stop gaslighting. They were forced to admit to doing so, after enough people made a stink about it for a very long time. And iphone batteries are not user servicable.
- scarface74 6y ago
  You can find places that will replace an iPhone battery easily many of the places are authorized.
slenk 6y ago
I do believe the American legal system disagrees with you

scarface74 6y ago

The “shitty thing” was not disclosing that it was slowing down to keep the phone from cutting off entirely when the battery degraded.

tchaffee 6y ago
That is shitty. Not a surprise they handed out $500 million to compensate for that.