> 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 phon

> 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.