Posted on 12/21/2017 4:36:36 PM PST by blam
Apple has long inspired an almost religious devotion among customers and tech aficionados — but it just seriously undermined its fans' faith and loyalty.
The company on Wednesday acknowledged what some people have long suspected: that it has been secretly stifling the performance of older iPhones.
Critics have accused the company in the past, based on anecdotal evidence, of purposely slowing phones to compel users to upgrade to the latest model. While Apple admitted to the practice on Wednesday, it sought to underscore that it had done so for a purely altruistic reason: to prevent older phones from shutting down unexpectedly.
The justification hasn't mollified Apple's outraged fans. If anything, the company's statement has stoked the conspiracy theories, and for good reason.
Apple Was Caught Red-Handed
By the company's own admission, it's been throttling the performance of iPhones since last year.
Apple hasn't explained why it didn't disclose the practice until now, after GeekBench released charts based on its data that showed how older iPhones were not performing as quickly as they had when they launched.
Apple's secrecy — a badge of honor when it comes to unveiling new products — is certain to encourage distrust in this situation. Apple comes across as an organization that was intentionally hiding something, something it acknowledged only when it was caught red-handed.
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It could not have been that.
The updates in question with the Battery Power Management update are iOS 10.2.1 release January 23, 2017 which installed that function for just the iPhone 5s, 6, 6 plus, 6s, 6s plus, and then iOS 11.2 released December 4. 2017 which installed that Battery power management update for iPhone 7, 7plus, 8, 8 plus, and X.
So September's release had nothing to do with the Battery Power Management unless you waited that long to install the iOS 10.2.1 update.
There were some slow-down issues with the iOS 11 release that had nothing to do with that but those were handled by point updates that fixed minor issues. Also if you did not do a complete COLD, HARD RESTART of your devices after the September update, which resets the registers, you could still have some slow-downs.
Killjoy.
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