Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life

Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by was_boring on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:59PM (#15981116)

I read both, and couldn't find any verbiage indicating they limited the cpu speed based upon the condition of the battery. Only that they "fixed a bug" to reduce "unexpected shutdowns."

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by IBM on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:04PM (#15981180)

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.

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by frogpelt on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:29PM (#15981450)

It wouldn't have to be an event notification. It could be a once-a-month reminder that performance may be degraded.

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by nielsbot on Thursday December 21, 2017 @02:54PM (#15982248)

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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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by valuearb on Thursday December 21, 2017 @03:51PM (#15982620)

A one time notification would be all they need. I'm an iOS developer and didn't even know that settings tells me when I need a new battery. Once told, I'd never forget.

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