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by saagarjha 2985 days ago
> Considering Apple intentionally slows older phones with firmware updates post new phone release

Source, please?
3 comments
josteink 2984 days ago
Here you go: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/28/16827248/apple-iphone-ba...

I’m sure they do it all the time, but this one incident actually caused worldwide news-coverage, even in tabloids read by normal people (that is, not just techies).

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scottmf 2984 days ago
That isn’t “intentionally slowing phones with new firmware releases”.

That’s the phone slowing the CPU when the battery gets old to prevent unexpected shutdowns. If you think this is “planned obselence” you misunderstand the issue.

iOS 11.3 now lets you disable this, so you can have full performance at the cost of unexpected shutdowns. Or you can just get an official battery replacement for $29 and your phone will be like new.

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coolio2657 2985 days ago
If you pay attention to software and tech news, at all, you'd know this, or at least try to google it.
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vetinari 2985 days ago
It's also my experience, upgrading iPhone 3G from iOS 3 to iOS 4. That thing was unusable afterwards.

I'm sure there are examples with newer devices and iOS versions, but I wouldn't tell, because I didn't get any other afterwards.

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