Re:IPhones start slowing down after a year
by nawtacawp on Thursday December 21, 2017 @11:57AM
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Can’t find the post. But this was asked on Reddit the other day and the user got a three paragraph response on how to ‘simply’ monitor battery performance. Also included was optimal charging methods — common sense right? I just want to use my phone without having to worry about if my battery needs to be replaced or not. Just tell me. Like on the Mac that my battery is degraded and should be replaced.
Re:IPhones start slowing down after a year
by jtbayly on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:34PM
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My battery is at 87% of its original capacity and the phone runs at 50% of its original CPU speed.
ETA: Point being, this doesn't appear to actually be limited to batteries that have seriously degraded.
Re:IPhones start slowing down after a year
by Angostura on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:49PM
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As an iPhone 6 user I downloaded a an app called CPU Dasher X and found that my CPU was being throttled to 600MHz once it fell to around 40% charge. Not great. Now looking at a battery replacement (~£40)
My guess is that most of the billion iPhone users have no idea, and they really don't want to invest much time into figuring it out.