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Re:My iPhone 11 Pro is 50% slower after I updated to iOS 14.5.1 by asdff on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:45PM (#27132347)
Except for when apple started throttling phones with batteries below 85% capacity.
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Re:My iPhone 11 Pro is 50% slower after I updated to iOS 14.5.1 by zepto on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:01PM (#27132528)
…to extend the usable life of those batteries.
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Re:My iPhone 11 Pro is 50% slower after I updated to iOS 14.5.1 by Dah00n on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:01PM (#27134476)
Yes. So now instead of driving 100 miles with 100 miles pers hour I'm now doing 100 miles with 85 mph.
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Re:My iPhone 11 Pro is 50% slower after I updated to iOS 14.5.1 by zepto on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:32PM (#27134806)
Did you know that batteries are made of chemicals and don’t last forever? Over time their performance degrades, but you can use them for longer if you don’t use as much peak power.
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