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  • Apple's iOS 11 installed on 65% of compatible devices, up 6% from December

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    The numbers would be different if Apple would still sign iOS 10.
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  • iPhone slowdown class action lawyers make 'inherently dangerous' demand for Apple to keep ...

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    What if they want these batteries to see whether Apple wanted to avoid a recall of the batteries. Not planned obsolescence, but dodging a recall to avoid replacing some defective batteries, by slowing down the phones.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple responds to investor criticism over heavy smartphone use by children, says parental ...

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    This discussion is more nuanced than people are willing to admit here. First, what works for some ages, does not work for others (small kids in the house with iPad, vs. older kids with iPhone in pocket anywhere they go). Controls also can vary, for example, allow access to an app (ex. game) for only 1 hour a day, etc.) So regimented use, etc. I'm sure what's already there is known to people, but they're wanting Apple to think innovatively about this one, and offer some better solutions. Heck, maybe it can offer some solutions for grown-ups too, who are addicted. It's a thing. I don't know what that would be, a reminder, something else. My kids are small enough that I can only give them the iPad for one hour a day after they've earned it, so I do not need any help, but I can see how the current controls can be improved in some ways.
    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple not requiring failed iPhone battery diagnostic test before $29 replacement

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    robjn said:
    The lawsuits allege that the new power/resource management system that throttles peak processor activity prompts people to buy new phones.

    Actually, the oppose is surely true, Apple introduced this new resource management system to prevent phones from suddenly shutting down. Now if someone has a phone that randomly shuts down they are surely highly likely to buy a new phone.

    So if Apple wanted users to replace their phones as early as possible they would have done nothing. Phones that seemingly randomly shut down in the middle of whatever you are doing are useless.

    Apple introduced a system that resurrects these phones and makes them usable. A great many people that would have got a new phone when faced with shutdowns were able to keep it for longer. A much smaller number of people would have been able to detect the slowdown and upgraded as a result, many of these people would have upgraded anyway if they faced the shutdown problem.

    So the lawsuits hang on hypothetical arguments about what people would or would not have done in an alternate reality.

    Never-the-less it is absurd that Apple faces lawsuits for essentially fixing phones that are “broken” due to spent resources. What Apple did was keep these devices working for longer - This is the opposite to the “planned obsolescence” accusations in France.
    If iphone shuts down unexpectedly when there is battery charge left, I would consider that a defect, and would not buy a new iPhone, but take it in for repair. However, if my iPhone just seems to be slow, but otherwise works normally, then I would consider whether I should not just buy a new phone. People almost never decide to upgrade their phone to a new model based only on the fact that the older one is slower. That is just one part of the decision which might tip the scales just enough that they pull the trigger on a new phone, instead of changing the battery and keep using the old one. It's more subtle than people think. 
    If Apple designed these older phones in such a way that the CPU demand overwhelms a 1-2 year-old battery, that seems like a design defect to me. 
    muthuk_vanalingambonobob

  • Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown controversy, will reduce out-of-warranty battery repl...

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    waltg said:
    This is BS. Apple should never have apologized about this! They should have explained the feature of the OS and idiot people, think, everytime a new OS update comes out there are hundreds or more new instructions and lines of code that have to be handled by the processor! One of the resons for new phones are bigger faster processors to handle the new features and new protection instructions integrated in the new OS releases! One of the reasons an older product slows down is that it takes LONGER for the old processor to run through all those extra instructions!!! I just had the battery replaced on my 6, it made a BIG improvement on how the device runs,,, always a bunch of ignorant wining fools running around trying to get something for nothing or trying to sue a company trying to get rich....
    If that is the case, then a good chunk of people should not upgrade to the latest versions of iOS, which is a much-touted feature of the Apple ecosytem: users being provided with the latest iOS version for older phones. It means less phones should run the latest iOS, so as to not be slowed down. Additionally, Apple should keep signing the older iOS versions, so people can revert back after a while when they realize that device speed and battery life wend down the drain. Both of these would have big implications for Apple's ecosystem. And you yourself just said battery replacement made a big difference, but not everyone was sure whether it was the battery, or good old new iOS features and additional lines of code that slowed down their phones. 
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