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Apple allegedly throttling iPhones with old run down batteries
Posted on 12/12/17 at 8:36 am
Posted on 12/12/17 at 8:36 am
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A Reddit post over the weekend has drawn a flurry of interest after an iPhone 6s owner reported that a battery replacement significantly increased the device's performance running iOS 11. The ensuing discussion thread, also picked up by readers in the MacRumors forum, has led to speculation that Apple intentionally slows down older phones to retain a full day's charge if the battery has degraded over time.
...MacRumors' Geekbench scores for iPhone 6s before and after battery drain
Wear level was somewhere around 20% on my old battery. I did a Geekbench score, and found I was getting 1466 Single and 2512 Multi. This did not change wether I had low power mode on or off. After changing my battery, I did another test to check if it was just a placebo. Nope. 2526 Single and 4456 Multi. From what I can tell, Apple slows down phones when their battery gets too low, so you can still have a full days charge.
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Low Power mode exists because people often will choose battery life over full speed/functionality. If true I really don't have a problem with this other than the lack of transparency. I find my iPhone 6 frustratingly slow now that iMessage has so much bloat in it. If replacing the battery would get its speed back to normal I would definitely replace the battery. This is an upsell opportunity for Apple. They should give users the option and if they don't want the performance hit the battery life will be bad enough that they either go to Apple for a replacement or decide it's time for a new phone.
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Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:39 am to TigerinATL
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give users the option
Not in Apple's vocabulary.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:55 am to TigerinATL
How easy is it to replace the battery?
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:05 am to TigerinATL
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They should give users the option
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Apple
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:07 am to bbap
iPhone 6 is easy and with some practice can be done in about 15 minutes, 6s or above is much more challenging due to the waterproofing adhesive that requires the display to be removed.
Source: Worked at the genius bar during college
Source: Worked at the genius bar during college
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:09 am to Duckismyspiritanimal
Thanks. My daughter has a 6. Might consider changing hers out.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:15 am to bbap
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How easy is it to replace the battery?
It should be done at a service center. There are videos about doing it yourself but you could easily damage your phone trying to do it.
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:21 am to GurleyGirl
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It should be done at a service center. There of videos about doing it yourself but you could easily damage your phone trying to do it.
Service centers are for the birds. I've changed parts out of phones before. Never the battery but i'd leave the old one in before i took it to a service center.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:31 am to TigerinATL
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A Reddit post over the weekend has drawn a flurry of interest after an iPhone 6s owner reported that a battery replacement significantly increased the device's performance running iOS 11.
i was using my wife's 6S last night and it was ridiculous how slow it was to pull up maps or anything else..and this is on my local 5Ghz wifi 2 feet from the router.
My ***ANCIENT*** nexus 6 runs light-years faster by comparison.
I literally couldn't believe how slow this phone was.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:33 am to ILikeLSUToo
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give users the option
Not in Apple's vocabulary.
They give you a low power mode. If this is true it's kind of similar and would give them the opportunity to sell you on an overpriced battery replacement or convince you to buy a new phone. I don't see the downside with the upsell opportunity.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 11:37 am to CAD703X
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Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:18 pm to TigerinATL
My 6+ has recently gone to shite, to the point where I bought an 8+.
Apple has cornered the market on low key product cycles.
Apple has cornered the market on low key product cycles.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:19 pm to CAD703X
quote:The Nexus 6 is only 1 year older than the iPhone 6S. Granted, one year can make a big difference, but I wouldn't call it "ancient" by comparison.
My ***ANCIENT*** nexus 6 runs light-years faster by comparison.
But my Nexus 6 has gotten dog slow lately. I reset it and it was good for a couple days, but got super laggy again. I haven't been able to pinpoint the problem, and I'm not sure it's worth it. I think the phone knows I want a Pixel 2 and it's giving me the go-ahead to get one.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:22 pm to Korkstand
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But my Nexus 6 has gotten dog slow lately. I reset it and it was good for a couple days, but got super laggy again. I haven't been able to pinpoint the problem, and I'm not sure it's worth it. I think the phone knows I want a Pixel 2 and it's giving me the go-ahead to get one.
mine slows down if my battery level goes under 30% for some reason. i haven't reset it in several months so its due for another reset.
and she has the 6s+ i think..its the bigger and newer of the 6 iphones. it was nice and snappy until recently and now it seems to take forever to load web pages & apps.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:54 pm to Korkstand
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I think the phone knows I want a Pixel 2 and it's giving me the go-ahead to get one.
The manufacturers definitely know you want one.....
Posted on 12/13/17 at 6:30 am to TigerinATL
Funny, I got sick and tired of my battery running from 100% down to 20% in about 4 hours so I had it replaced about a month ago. I did notice that the speed was improved as a side effect. I thought it was just because the power was back though.
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