Dear one of the richest damn companies on the face of the earth: MAKE . IT . EASIER . TO . REPLACE . THE . BATTERY !!!
Could you please not use uppercase for emphasis, like the guidelines ask? We're after less of a shouting kind of vibe here.
Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
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Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
How about just the ability for a user to replace the battery? Should be a law to cut down on ewaste.
Alternatively, folks buy batteries they don’t need just because they can. I did that with my Galaxy Note, bought a spare because they were $30 and because I could. Never used it, the Note had great battery life. Now it sits on a shelf, waiting for me to recycle it.
"I bought something I don't need, so nobody should be able to buy things."
Get the fuck outta here.
Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#153I'm somewhat impressed that such a detail hasn't leaked through Apple's walls in all these years. Tells a lot about secretive culture at Apple.
My reading of the article was that it's a pretty new "feature". I'm running iOS 9.1 on a 5s, and it neither shuts down in the cold, nor runs slower than it used to.
Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#154It's not only to make them run longer - they're reducing the peak demand on the batteries to avoid spontaneous shutdown when the aged battery can't handle the load. This seems like a good idea, and it appears to be well executed (ie it's not apparently based just on age or milage like a crappy car maintenance reminder), but Apple should probably have something in iOS that tells people their phone is running slow beca…
> It's not only to make them run longer - they're reducing the peak demand on the batteries to avoid spontaneous shutdown when the aged battery can't handle the load. Yes. I used to have spontaneous shutdowns on my iPhone 6 in cold weather when the fuel gauge indicated a number like 20% and it was this sort of problem that was meant to be fixed: the CPU using too much current, causing the battery voltage to drop enou…
I think you wanted sensical -> sensible. I'll show myself out.
Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes I think it's safe to assume that Apple is not going to be notifying users about CPU speed adjustments and when those occur, given that it changes based on anything from cold to hot temperatures.
It wouldn't have to be an event notification. It could be a once-a-month reminder that performance may be degraded.
Or even a one time notification on OS upgrade. Perhaps with a note next to the "you should replace your battery" text in Settings.app. E.g. "this may affect phone performance, tap here for more info..."
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Strange, I have an old HP veer That is 6 years old and it doesn't spontaneously shut down. I have a 3 year old android phone that doesn't spontaneously shut down. What is so special about iPhones and why do they crap out in 2 years?
Have your android get any update after a year? Doubt it. If you do, are they even functional after the upgrade? Mine became couldn’t do anything because it is so slow after upgrade. Only good thing was I had an unlocked boot loader and able to flash the original Android back Please don’t act like Android is anything better. It is not.
My 5 year old android gets the latest updates, and I don't have that issue either. I agree Android's are POS, but that doesn't detract from the fact that iPhones are also POS.
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#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is replaceable, just not replaceable without expertise and tools. Would you say that most of your car parts aren't replaceable?
The battery sure is, and so are the tires, windshield wipers, seats, etc. have non-replaceable ram and cpu is one thing, but a part that is known to deteriorate with age and usage should be user replaceable.
The car is a good analogy.. As @mikeash said, it is replaceable, you just need tools, parts and expertise (and time and willingness). Same as replacing parts on your car.
Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#158It's not only to make them run longer - they're reducing the peak demand on the batteries to avoid spontaneous shutdown when the aged battery can't handle the load. This seems like a good idea, and it appears to be well executed (ie it's not apparently based just on age or milage like a crappy car maintenance reminder), but Apple should probably have something in iOS that tells people their phone is running slow beca…
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Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
This comment deserves more attention. And, in fact, means the headline is wrong. Apple is not slowing down devices to extend battery life. Apple is slowing down devices to prevent the thing from crapping out entirely ("unexpectedly shutting down"). Arguably, this does more to prevent obsolescence than plan it. Agreed with @djrogers suggestion to alert the user to the situation. It should not be a user choice. "Last y…
If that's true, why was Apple being so cagey about it for so long? Why didn't they advertise it as a feature?
Did you see how the internet reacted? Even the allegedly technically-competent parts of the internet?
Re: Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life
#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
This comment deserves more attention. And, in fact, means the headline is wrong. Apple is not slowing down devices to extend battery life. Apple is slowing down devices to prevent the thing from crapping out entirely ("unexpectedly shutting down"). Arguably, this does more to prevent obsolescence than plan it. Agreed with @djrogers suggestion to alert the user to the situation. It should not be a user choice. "Last y…
If that's true, why was Apple being so cagey about it for so long? Why didn't they advertise it as a feature?
Feature list:
* 4.7-inch retina display
* 12MP camera
* Phone will get slower over time
No, not seeing that advertisement working.