Apple is slowing down old iPhones on purpose

[JPRock]

The trick is to not update your firmware to the new iOS that's released WITH the latest model.

Agreed. First line cannon fodder on support line had three rules. Reset Network Setting. Restore to factory settings. Update iOS. All of which performed nothing but more probs...

 

[amoon]

Also Apple is REALLY pushing Apple Pay and upgrading to more cloud storage with this upgrade. They've turned a premier brand into a piece of shit little-by-little.

I know this, I'll never buy another iPhone after hearing this. Looking at the Honor 7x now, by Huawei. I want a phone that isn't going to be sabotaged.

-ThopHayt

-we cant do anything about that, Apple even admit it in public...
-switching to android is not a smart move, by the time every android device become slow AF ... without talking about security issues ...

 

[iamDeLaSoul]

I don't know if people are bitching about Android in this thread but in case they are just consider this:
1. Get an Android phone
2. If problems arise in the time, install a custom ROM on it and have whatever the fuck you want.

 

[dbk03]

Android OS updates are doing the same thing. But, you have the 'freedom' to install custom ROM's which are not designed to sell you the next generation of smartphone.

 

[NulledCode]

So Apple can slow my phone done, my ISP can slow down my internet... I can’t wait to see what’s next. My prostate slowing down my stream of piss?

 

[pasdoy]

not the first time https://9to5mac.com/2015/12/29/apple-lawsuit-ios-9-performance/

 

[umerjutt00]

They claim it is to prevent the phone from shutting down at peak performance due to old battery. At least should have provided an option for users if they want it or not.

 

[iAtom]

-we cant do anything about that, Apple even admit it in public...
-switching to android is not a smart move, by the time every android device become slow AF ... without talking about security issues ...

Slow android is past thing lol what security issues you sound like tard fan boy so ios prolly most secure os in world history which cant be broken since you sided it so badly huh? Never had a single security issue lol my snapdragon runs like wind which is i guess used in apples too.

 

[GordonGladwyn]

yep... piece of sh!t....

 

[PetalumaFlower]

Fucking brilliant move by Tim Cook. And Apple's stock pushes up today regardless. The small percentage of consumers who give a fuck and have bitch fits about their iPhone being slightly slower are the only ones you are going to hear from. Everyone else who can deal with the planned obsolescence concept is fine with their phone slowing down when they install an updated OS. Apple is a corporation. You holding onto your iPhone 5 for four years isn't contributing to their bottom line.

At least they aren't pushing $6 a month subscriptions tacked onto lifetime software licenses, am I right?

-ThopHayt

I still have an iPhone 5. Bought it when it first came out. When it died earlier this year, I didn't buy another one. I went back to Blackberry. The only purpose for an iPhone is Instagram, which you can now run from your computer browser.

 

[Toz]

but why would they give a shit about an aging battery when they WANT batteries to die so they sell more phones. I expect law suits, and/or backlash.

I can't speak for everyone else, but when my battery goes bad, I just buy a new battery -- not a new phone. Honestly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S8+ and I keep 3 batteries with me at all times. When one gets low, I swap it for another. Phones are expensive.

 

[Jinyus]

I can bet the person who wrote that article owns an iPhone... Apple gets a pass for everything

 

[zionbar]

Old news
I upgrade the second a new iphone comes out tho so i dont really care..my phone is a tool to make money if it can be faster and stronger of course im buying

 

[PetalumaFlower]

The trick is to not update your firmware to the new iOS that's released WITH the latest model. You older iPhone isn't necessary designed to handle that upgrade.

The trick is don't just update everything, just like Window, the auto update is killing the performance.

It eventually updates on it's own. Killing the phone.

 

[Peter Ngo]

It eventually updates on it's own. Killing the phone.

Are you sure about that? My iPhone 4s is still running iOS6.0, which run perfectly fine. And many new games can't be played with that now, which makes it perfect for my nephew. Serve him right little bastard .

 

[Toz]

Are you sure about that? My iPhone 4s is still running iOS6.0, which run perfectly fine. And many new games can't be played with that now, which makes it perfect for my nephew. Serve him right little bastard .

..And the award for the worst uncle in the world, goes to...

 

[PetalumaFlower]

Are you sure about that? My iPhone 4s is still running iOS6.0, which run perfectly fine. And many new games can't be played with that now, which makes it perfect for my nephew. Serve him right little bastard .

That's how it started. More and more features stopped working over time. I would click "not now" when it asked to update and the update would just sit in the "settings" with an exclamation point next to it. Then one day out the blue, the phone turned on by itself and begin the update. Afterwards, it shut off and never turned back on. A new battery, usb charger, nothing could get it back on. I already knew it was Apple messing with the phone.

 

[moonshine7000]

Their is something called planned obsolescence every manufacturing company does this to keep you buying the same product over and over again

 

[MelaninIsGold]

i knew my 5s was faster

 

[Luco]

This is not something new, same goes with androids too, this is kinda a "forcing" to buy new phones.