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News Apple's iPhones slowed to tackle ageing batteries

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  1. 2017/12/28
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff Thread Starter

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    Apple has confirmed the suspicions of many iPhone owners by revealing it does deliberately slow down some models of the iPhone as they age.

    Many customers have long suspected that Apple slows down older iPhones to encourage people to upgrade.

    The company has now said it does slow down some models as they age, but only because the phones' battery performance diminishes over time.

    Apple said it wanted to "prolong the life" of customers' devices.

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  2. 2017/12/29
    retiredlearner

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    Our morning newspaper has part of the article printed today. The price of renewing a battery is eye-watering - quoted $139.00 but Apple will give a 90% discount if you need to renew a battery!!
    If my memory serves me correctly, renewing an iphone battery involved the work being done by a certified/registered Apple technician who had to reset a 'code' for the phone to work correctly again.
    This is the reason I chose Samsung S4 as it still remains the easiest 'smartphone' to strip and renew parts or the humble battery without too much trouble.
     
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