Throttlegate / Batterygate update

on 01-11-2018 19:44
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on 01-11-2018 19:44
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on 01-11-2018 19:50
Thanks for sharing @Anonymous at least its possible to turn off the throttling in the settings. Apple do themselves no favours though with this stuff!

on 01-11-2018 20:06
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on 01-11-2018 20:06
Even if your battery doesn’t appear to be flagging, Is it worth getting a replacement while it’s free? (I’m presuming the replacements are new and not reconditioned)
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on 01-11-2018 20:12
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on 01-11-2018 20:12
Umm, not sure, if it ain't broke don't fix it? These phones are so delicate even if "Apple" changes the battery, you may incur more problems. Personally I would leave alone unless the battery capacity really is reduced.
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on 01-11-2018 20:13
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on 01-11-2018 20:13
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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on 01-11-2018 20:28
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on 01-11-2018 20:28
That does make sense, Apple will want some kind of verification before committing to a cost.
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01-11-2018 20:36 - edited 01-11-2018 20:37
The problem is of course the underlying chemistry, as a lot of people absolutely hammer their phones they can use up the charge cycles quickly.
I'm not particularly a fan of Apple but if they didn't do something to try to manage performance degradation they'd probably have people complain about battery capacity becoming worse or as they say in some cases the phone shutting down and there will be people that can't or don't want to go into an Apple store and cannot be sepearated from their phone for more than 30 seconds (I work with a couple of people like that)
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on 01-11-2018 20:58
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on 01-11-2018 20:58
Thanks for posting @Anonymous.
I have never been an Apple fan so this doesn't affect me at all, though it made interesting reading/viewing.
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on 01-11-2018 22:37
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on 02-11-2018 09:51
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on 02-11-2018 09:51
However, that should be as an option that is available to the user and not an enforced thing from the manufacturer.
This was the main problem that Apple faced - they did it without telling anyone that it was a possible issue and they were trying to do something to mitigate it.
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