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01-19-2018, 11:40 PM
Why Apple's upcoming iPhone battery update is a bad idea
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In case it wasn't already really clear, Apple is really, really sorry (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/apple-apology-iphone-performance-battery-throttling/) about slowing down old iPhones with creaky batteries, and it's taking steps — ALL the steps — to make things right.
Upset iPhone owners can already get a new battery replacement at a reduced $29 cost (http://mashable.com/2017/12/30/apple-iphone-battery-replacement-deal-available-today/), and Apple has pledged to release a software update (http://mashable.com/2018/01/18/iphone-battery-slowdown-turn-off/) that'll show people the health of their batteries and let them turn any performance optimization on or off.
Said software update will be a great way to pacify the angry mob, but it's also a bad idea.
SEE ALSO: 5 easy tricks to help you free up storage space on your iPhone (http://mashable.com/2017/11/29/5-easy-tricks-free-up-storage-iphone/)
In an interview with ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/apple-make-350b-contribution-us-economy-years/story?id=52405662), Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized again for the company's poor communication on iOS's built-in power management feature that throttled iPhone performance in order to prevent the phones from unexpectedly shutting down or restarting as the result of an old battery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/apple-iphone-battery-update-bad-idea/)
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In case it wasn't already really clear, Apple is really, really sorry (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/apple-apology-iphone-performance-battery-throttling/) about slowing down old iPhones with creaky batteries, and it's taking steps — ALL the steps — to make things right.
Upset iPhone owners can already get a new battery replacement at a reduced $29 cost (http://mashable.com/2017/12/30/apple-iphone-battery-replacement-deal-available-today/), and Apple has pledged to release a software update (http://mashable.com/2018/01/18/iphone-battery-slowdown-turn-off/) that'll show people the health of their batteries and let them turn any performance optimization on or off.
Said software update will be a great way to pacify the angry mob, but it's also a bad idea.
SEE ALSO: 5 easy tricks to help you free up storage space on your iPhone (http://mashable.com/2017/11/29/5-easy-tricks-free-up-storage-iphone/)
In an interview with ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/apple-make-350b-contribution-us-economy-years/story?id=52405662), Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized again for the company's poor communication on iOS's built-in power management feature that throttled iPhone performance in order to prevent the phones from unexpectedly shutting down or restarting as the result of an old battery.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/apple-iphone-battery-update-bad-idea/)
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