For years, some consumers have suspected Apple of an evil conspiracy: They say Apple is slowing down their old iphone and letting them buy a new one.
Many of them now feel right.
Apple said in a statement last week that it has released a "feature" that occasionally reduces the processing power of older devices to prevent them from turning off unexpectedly.
Apple says this reduction is necessary because old batteries are sometimes overloaded.
Some users see the announcement as proof that the company has implemented a "planned elimination" plan, a plan to reduce the quality of old equipment and force users to upgrade.
Others feel betrayed.
Some people are just confused. Brian X.
Chen, chief consumer technology writer at The New York Times, explained: "Apple recognizes a power management technology in which the iPhone reduces processing power, to keep the device running longer when the battery health is low.
The lithium ion battery has a limited number of "cycles" to charge before it can't charge normally.
Apple's website says the battery has lost about capacity after 500 charging cycles.
"In other words, if your iPhone starts to run out of battery capacity, these slows down can make it run longer or prevent it from turning off unexpectedly.
"Apple does not recognize the plan to eliminate.
If Apple made it clear that because the new iphone came out, they would inject code into the old iphone to slow it down, it would be admitting.
All it admits now is trying to get the old iphone to run longer.
"Usually, when running an application, the wrong OS upgrade can cause a failure.
Another common reason is that there are very few devices available for storage.
Smartphones rely on flash storage, which saves data in the battery of a semiconductor chip.
If it takes up a lot of space, the data becomes crowded and the device may feel sluggish. "Third-
Party repair shops can replace aging batteries with new ones.
It will cost $20 (U. S. )
$70 depending on which iPhone you have.
Other solutions include a clean installation of the operating system and the release of storage space on the device.
"For years, some consumers in the New York Times have suspected Apple of having an evil conspiracy: They say the company is slowing down their old iPhones and letting them buy new ones.
Many of them now feel right.
Apple said in a statement last week that it has released a "feature" that occasionally reduces the processing power of older devices to prevent them from turning off unexpectedly.
Apple says this reduction is necessary because old batteries are sometimes overloaded.
Some users see the announcement as proof that the company has implemented a "planned elimination" plan, a plan to reduce the quality of old equipment and force users to upgrade.
Others feel betrayed.
Some people are just confused. Brian X.
Chen, chief consumer technology writer at The New York Times, explained: "Apple recognizes a power management technology in which the iPhone reduces processing power, to keep the device running longer when the battery health is low.
The lithium ion battery has a limited number of "cycles" to charge before it can't charge normally.
Apple's website says the battery has lost about capacity after 500 charging cycles.
"In other words, if your iPhone starts to run out of battery capacity, these slows down can make it run longer or prevent it from turning off unexpectedly.
"Apple does not recognize the plan to eliminate.
If Apple made it clear that because the new iphone came out, they would inject code into the old iphone to slow it down, it would be admitting.
All it admits now is trying to get the old iphone to run longer.
"Usually, when running an application, the wrong OS upgrade can cause a failure.
Another common reason is that there are very few devices available for storage.
Smartphones rely on flash storage, which saves data in the battery of a semiconductor chip.
If it takes up a lot of space, the data becomes crowded and the device may feel sluggish. "Third-
Party repair shops can replace aging batteries with new ones.
It will cost $20 (U. S. )
$70 depending on which iPhone you have.
Other solutions include a clean installation of the operating system and the release of storage space on the device.
"For years, some consumers in the New York Times have suspected Apple of having an evil conspiracy: They say the company is slowing down their old iPhones and letting them buy new ones.
Many of them now feel right.
Apple said in a statement last week that it has released a "feature" that occasionally reduces the processing power of older devices to prevent them from turning off unexpectedly.
Apple says this reduction is necessary because old batteries are sometimes overloaded.
Some users see the announcement as proof that the company has implemented a "planned elimination" plan, a plan to reduce the quality of old equipment and force users to upgrade.
Others feel betrayed.
Some people are just confused. Brian X.
Chen, chief consumer technology writer at The New York Times, explained: "Apple recognizes a power management technology in which the iPhone reduces processing power, to keep the device running longer when the battery health is low.
The lithium ion battery has a limited number of "cycles" to charge before it can't charge normally.
Apple's website says the battery has lost about capacity after 500 charging cycles.
"In other words, if your iPhone starts to run out of battery capacity, these slows down can make it run longer or prevent it from turning off unexpectedly.
"Apple does not recognize the plan to eliminate.
If Apple made it clear that because the new iphone came out, they would inject code into the old iphone to slow it down, it would be admitting.
All it admits now is trying to get the old iphone to run longer.
"Usually, when running an application, the wrong OS upgrade can cause a failure.
Another common reason is that there are very few devices available for storage.
Smartphones rely on flash storage, which saves data in the battery of a semiconductor chip.
If it takes up a lot of space, the data becomes crowded and the device may feel sluggish. "Third-
Party repair shops can replace aging batteries with new ones.
It will cost $20 (U. S. )
$70 depending on which iPhone you have.
Other solutions include a clean installation of the operating system and the release of storage space on the device.