Sentences with phrase «with older batteries»

We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process.

Finally, most home mechanics installing a new battery have to consider what they're going to do with the old battery.

We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process.

It's easy and cheap and convenient to buy new ones when they run out of juice, but what do you do with the old batteries?

This suggests Apple is slowing down the processor on phones with older batteries, presumably to boost performance.

You may remember very recently that we told you about another report that claimed Apple's iPhone batteries not only impacted a device's CPU performance as they aged, but also that Apple was artificially reducing the CPU speed of iPhones with older batteries in order to preserve them.

So when an iPhone with an older battery needed a lot of power all at once, the battery couldn't keep up and the phone shut down.

While the company previously explained that the performance throttling function was a measure to prevent unexpected freezes and reboots on devices with older batteries, it raised a question about whether the company intended to make customers feel like their phones were getting slower, so they might want to upgrade to a newer model sooner than actually necessary.

The reason for this is because last month, we found out that Apple has been throttling performance on iPhones with old batteries without telling anyone.

iOS 11.3 public beta 2 brought us new battery health features, including a toggle that lets users with older batteries disable the «performance enhancements» that got Apple in so much trouble.

iOS 11.3 beta 2, released a week ago today, brought us new battery health features, including a toggle that lets users with older batteries disable the «performance enhancements» that got Apple in so much trouble.

Devices with older batteries can't deal with the surge in power requirement when the processor comes under heavy lead.

While Apple does not refute what was found, it says that the reason for the power management and CPU throttling results identified by Poole and other Geekbench users is simply a case of it trying to smooth out high peaks of power draw in an attempt to prevent iPhones with older batteries from shutting down unexpectedly.

Apple made a decision to slow down the iPhone models with older batteries to avoid random reboots.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Apple told users it was slowing down iPhones with older batteries long before controversy arose over the practice.

It will not change the behavior that smooths out power curves and slows down iPhones with older batteries because this would cause them to shut down and it believes it's the right thing to do.

Soon after accusations that Apple was throttling iPhones with older batteries arose, lawsuits began to mount.

I'd also guess even Apple didn't imagine how noticeable the throttling would become for people with older batteries in extremely poor health.

Geekbench reports that iOS 11.2.0 introduces similar throttling for iPhone 7 units with older batteries.

Very spicy episode this week on The CultCast: We break down why everyone is pissed that Apple is slowing down iPhones and Macs with older batteries, and how you can tell if you're being throttled.

Apple was caught throttling CPU speeds on iPhones with older batteries after a new feature was added to an iOS 10 update last year.

As a result, Apple confirmed that it slows down CPU speeds on iPhones with older batteries so that the device doesn't draw too much power and cause crashes.

By slowing them down, Apple made sure that iPhones with older batteries >>

It is also assumed that Apple's offer of battery replacement was introduced to mitigate thermal problems with older batteries.

Samsung has confirmed that it doesn't slow down smartphones with older batteries.

«On Tuesday, Sen. John Thune, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, pressed Apple for answers to a series of questions about how the company decided to throttle back iPhone processing performance in phones with older batteries,» reports The Wall Street Journal.

The company said the update was designed to prevent unexpected shutdowns in devices with older batteries.

Apple apologized Thursday for slowing down iPhones with older batteries without disclosing the practice to customers until last week.

After a Reddit post detailed a systematic slowdown on older iPhones that began with iOS 10.2.1, Apple conceded that it was indeed throttling iPhones with older batteries in an effort to «deliver the best experience for customers.»

This basically means that an iPhone with an older battery can't provide enough power to operate at full capacity without hurting the iPhone's components.

Devices with older batteries have slower performance Earlier this week, a report by Geekbench described how Apple intentionally slows down the performance of iPhones with low - capacity batteries by reducing the CPU speeds.

Apple also explained the update was supposed to prevent iPhones with older batteries from suddenly shutting down.

Geekbench and Reddit earlier speculated that Apple was intentionally throttling down the performance of older iPhone models with older batteries.

iOS 11.3 beta 2 brought us new battery health features, including a toggle that lets users with older batteries disable the «performance enhancements» that got Apple in so much trouble.

Apple's practice of slowing down new software on iPhones with older batteries didn't just peeve its customers — it's generated new criticism from Capitol Hill.

But Apple explained on Wednesday why iPhones with older batteries might have lower peak processor performance.

Geekbench wrote a blog post about the issue, and Apple admitted it was intentionally slowing down some iPhones with older batteries a few days later.

Two California residents are suing Apple after the company admitted it slows down iPhones with older batteries.

In December, data from Geekbench showed that Apple has been slowing down the processors on iPhones with older batteries, presumably to boost performance.

Speaking to TechCrunch today, Apple has shared an official statement regarding the decreased performance of iPhones with older batteries.

After riding her bicycle 20 miles to get to a location where she could charge her mobile phone, a Ugandan woman was duped - getting her phone returned to her with an old battery that could barely hold a charge instead of her original battery.

By slowing them down, Apple made sure that iPhones with older batteries would not suddenly die.

In a letter to Congress released on Tuesday, Apple that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X aren't affected by software updates that slow down iPhones with old batteries.

From Tim Cook's point of view, Apple customers shouldn't really have been surprised that the company was slowing down iPhones with older batteries, because the company had already told them it was doing so.

Apple recently admitted that it has been throttling the performance of certain iPhones with older batteries to prevent unexpected shutdowns.

This suggests Apple is slowing down the processor on phones with older batteries, presumably to boost performance.

Remember Apple's decision to slow down iPhones with older batteries?

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Apple sharply reduced the price for a fresh battery following the revelation that it was purposely slowing performance of iPhones with older batteries.