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Don't forget that Apple deliberately slows down your old iPhone when it decides its no longer useful for them to have a bunch of their userbase using old phones
by xinayder 3y ago
Don't forget that Apple deliberately slows down your old iPhone when it decides its no longer useful for them to have a bunch of their userbase using old phones.
Plus, Apple users simply don't care about switching their phones, if Apple says they HAVE TO, they will.
- throw0101a 3y ago> Don't forget that Apple deliberately slows down your old iPhone when it decides its no longer useful for them to have a bunch of their userbase using old phones. Alternatively: Apple lowers battery drain to reduce the odds of your phone crashing: * https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/apple-addresses-why-people-are-saying-their-iphones-with-older-batteries-are-running-slower/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/apple-addresses-why-people... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate The main problem with Apple's actions were: not being transparent about what they were doing (and why), and not giving users a choice (toggle) on whether they preferred speed or longevity.