Does Apple slow down your phone?

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As almost everyone knows, our phones slow down over time and unfortunately, there is no hack to avoid it. We are already used to the fact that mobile devices will last for around 2 or 3 years. It starts with frustrating phone jamming, then it comes to bugs in simple applications, and ends up with buying a new model. Producers already made statements about the problem and some of them are really interesting, taking into consideration that users often blame the companies for maximizing profits, by forcing people to buy their new products. This time, we will take Apple as an example.

At the beginning of 2017, few months after the new iPhone 7 was released, users of iPhones 6, 6s, and 6s Plus, started to complain that their phones do not work as well as they used to. The biggest issue was the battery, whose life was decreasing with every update. John Poole, founder of Primate Labs and Geekbench developer, decided to make some research and compared the data from iPhone 6 and 7. He found out that Apple uses much faster processors than other companies and that is why the battery is also more overloaded. After his publishment, Apple made an official explanation that lithium-ion batteries may not work properly in cold conditions and the phone might shut down to protect its electronic components.

The accusations made the CEO of Apple Tim Cook publish a statement that their actions were all in service of the user and they should have been clearer at the beginning. Since then, the firm added the function to control the condition of the battery and informing the users when an eventual update would be harmful to their devices. As users, we are also able to get guidance on how to maximize the potential and health of the battery.

Does Apple slow down your phone to maximize the profits? In my opinion, they do not. The company provides updates directed to the newest models whose parameters are always more modern comparing to the older ones. Also, software houses and developers write new applications in code dedicated to the latest version of iOS.

Sources:

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iphone-slow-why-running-apple-ios-update-battery-performance-a8926781.html

https://www.vox.com/2017/12/22/16807056/apple-slow-iphone-batteries

3 thoughts on “Does Apple slow down your phone?

  1. Galiński Jan says:

    I also believe that they don’t do that. It would be definitely unfair to customers and true fans

  2. Kinastowski Kamil says:

    So what solution to this problem do you recommend? should we avoid updating software on our iphones?

  3. Sheremet Diana says:

    I hope they don’t do that, but unfortunately this problem is very serious, as many people are forced to buy new phones every 2 years.

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