{"id":36201,"date":"2018-01-25T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=36201"},"modified":"2018-01-25T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T20:45:42","slug":"iphone-slowdowns-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=36201","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Slowdowns: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY NATHAN JOHNS<\/p>\n

Do you have an older iPhone like the iPhone 6 or 6s? Has your iPhone felt slow recently? Can\u2019t through a full day on one charge anymore? You may think that it\u2019s just a perceived slowdown, or that you\u2019re just using your phone too much, but there may be more to it than you think.<\/p>\n

Surely you\u2019ve heard the news already, Apple has been intentionally slowing down phones with older batteries and the people are outraged. Arguments and accusations are flying back and forth with even class action lawsuits taking place. Apple has made an official statement regarding its decision <\/a>and has even offered cheaper battery replacements<\/a> to appease its customers. If you are having issues with your battery and don\u2019t plan on upgrading anytime soon, I suggest taking advantage of that now. (If you have a 6s you may also be eligible for a free battery replacement<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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All of this news came to light when John Poole, founder of Primate Labs, posted some interesting findings<\/a> whilst researching benchmark speeds of some older devices running newer versions of iOS. He found that the distribution of benchmark scores over multiple devices to be multimodal, a distribution that does not normally occur in testing without the effects of outside forces. He concluded that the slowdowns were worse with more aged batteries, a fact that Apple confirms with their official statement: \u201cAbout a year ago in iOS 10.2.1, we delivered a software update that improves power management during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns on iPhone…\u201d<\/p>\n

So what does this means in terms of your phone\u2019s performance? If you have an older iPhone, such as an iPhone 6, 6s, and in some cases even a 7, chances are you may experience slower speeds when using your phone. This isn\u2019t to say that all older phones will be affected, only those with an aged, worn out battery. If you haven\u2019t put much strain on your battery or you\u2019ve recently had it replaced, then you most likely won\u2019t be affected.<\/p>\n

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Now, let\u2019s talk about the reasoning behind these intentional slowdowns. Conspiracy theorists have long been suggesting the smartphone manufacturers have slowed down older models of their phones in an attempt to get them to buy newer models. A sort of planned obsolescence, if you will. Now that news that this is somewhat true has surfaced, consumers are taking this and running with it. There\u2019s a lot more to this story though. Apple isn\u2019t doing this to make your phone unusable, they\u2019re actually trying to make it more usable.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can that be when they\u2019re reducing the potential of the phone?\u201d I can hear you asking. Well, it all has to do with batteries. Remember how Poole said the issues were more pronounced on older batteries? This is the whole reasoning behind the slowdowns.<\/p>\n

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Current lithium-ion battery technology was not meant to last as long as you may think. The batteries in smartphones typically only last about 2-3 years before they have degraded in quality so much that they can no longer perform as they were originally intended. If the phone were to keep putting strain on the battery in this condition, it could cause the device to become unstable; causing sudden shutdowns, damage to internal components, or even putting further strain the battery which could cause it to fail catastrophically.<\/a><\/p>\n

To combat this, however, Apple has allowed iOS to intelligently detect the health of your battery and deffer intensive tasks to prevent any further damage and sudden shutdowns. This, of course, comes with the downside of a slower phone, but in my opinion, this is better than a phone that does not work at all. Which would you rather?<\/p>\n

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A slower-than-normal, but safe iPhone<\/span><\/div>\n
An iPhone that could catch fire at any time<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DoRiddles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/form>\n

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