Apple Slowing Down Phones

• Apple’s latest iOS update lets you disable the feature that slows down your iPhone

  Users now have the option to turn off Apple's "performance management" feature - otherwise known as the mechanism that allows Apple to throttle the battery power on your phone.

  Consumer

  Mar 30, 2018
  
• U.S. authorities probing whether Apple broke the law by slowing down older iPhones: reports

  The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are probing whether Apple violated securities laws by slowing older iPhones.

  Consumer

  Jan 30, 2018
  
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• iPhone update will let you turn off battery slowdowns; experts suggest you think twice

  "If you're choosing to opt out, you're willing to risk a shutdown," one expert warned.

  Tech

  Jan 19, 2018
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• Apple reduces replacement batteries to $35 to apologize for slowing down older iPhones

  It was initially announced that reductions would take effect in January 2018 and would continue until December. However, Apple has amended its offer to make replacement batteries available around the world immediately.

  Consumer

  Dec 28, 2017
• No, Apple doesn’t intentionally slow down your iPhone when it releases a new one: report

  The longstanding conspiracy theory claiming that Apple slows down older iPhones when new devices come out isn't supported by the data, new research found.

  Consumer

  Oct 9, 2017