iPhones with older batteries are slowed down intentionally to avoid sudden shutdowns etc., Apple confirms

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“Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.

Last year we released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions. We’ve now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future.”

Apple addresses why people are saying their iPhones with older batteries are running ‘slower’

 

[Sarkar]

Why an old phone will shutdown suddenly ? old phones gives less battery backup but it never shutdown suddenly

 

[Bapun]

Apple Being Sued for 'Purposefully Slowing Down Older iPhone Models'

 

[Sarkar]

A Message to Our Customers

Apple apologises for slowing down old iPhones, reduces prices of batteries
Apple is reducing the price of a replacement battery for out of warranty phones to $29, from the original price of $79. In India, the cost of a replacement battery is around Rs 6500 currently for users of iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, etc. This is for the original iPhone battery from Apple itself, though we will have to see how it changes after the new price reduction.

 

[Sarkar]

Replacement batteries of Apple iPhone 6 Plus to be available after March due to limited supply- Technology News, Firstpost

New conspiracy theory : Apple slowing down replacement program so that customers buy new phones instead of waiting for battery

 

[Bapun]

iPhone Battery: Next update will let you disable intentional slowdown

"We're going to give people the visibility of the health of their battery so it's very, very transparent. This hasn't been done before," Cook said. "We will tell somebody 'We're slightly reducing your performance by some amount in order to not have an unexpected restart.' And if you don't want it, you can turn it off."

 

[Sai Jai]

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