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Comment by skywhopper

7 days ago

Disagree. I much preferred my phone running slightly slower to shutting down randomly. Maybe that’s just me.

I would prefer to be told that my battery is weak so I could make a decision on if I want to replace the battery, replace the phone, live with the phone shutting down randomly when battery is low, or continue with a slower phone. That's just me.

So why did they slow down iPhones that weren't shutting down randomly?

  • To prevent random shutdowns.

    Apple absolutely effed up by not communicating the specifics well, but that’s corporate policy. Apple docs have always been targeted at the non-technical user and therefore inadequate for others.