The post sparked debate over whether Apple
intentionally slows the devices as a way to push owners to upgrade.
Not exact matches
Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and several other companies have said they don't
intentionally slow down their
devices to preserve battery life but they also don't make it easy to replace it.
Some have long theorized that Apple
intentionally slows older
devices when a new product is introduced to encourage upgrading.
Update 10/29/16: Apple has released a statement apologizing for the controversy surrounding the company
intentionally slowing down older iPhone
devices.
Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it
intentionally slows down older iPhones in an effort to conserve
device battery health.
While Apple's thought process behind
slowing down
devices makes sense to an extent, the tech giant isn't doing itself any favours by not being transparent about the fact that it's
intentionally throttling
devices with the goal of prolonging battery life.
Stefan Bogdanovich and Dakota Speas have filed suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California, accusing Apple of
intentionally slowing down older
devices to promote the sale of newer models.
If you've felt that your iPhone has been
slowing down over time, you aren't imagining things: Apple has confirmed that it
intentionally curbs performance on
devices with aging batteries, including the iPhone 7, 6, 6s and SE — and it'll continue to do so for other products too.
Samsung Electronics has once again denied the allegations that it is
intentionally slowing down its older smartphones and other
devices, so consumers would be forced to upgrade their hardware.
The letter, which is a response to questions Thune sent Apple, comes after the company said it
intentionally slows down batteries on older iPhone models to avoid unexpected crashes on the
device.
Late last year, Apple confirmed that iPhones with older batteries were being
intentionally slowed down as the
devices» batteries aged in order to prevent further performance issues.