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Apple also reported that these issues were separate from the aforementioned defects in the 6S. With the release of iOS 10.2.1 in February 2017, Apple stated that it had reduced unexpected shutdowns on iPhone 6S by 'more than 80%', and by 'over 70%' on iPhone 6.

#DOES LOW BATTERY MODE HURT YOUR PHONE UPDATE#

In regards to other instances of shutdowns, Apple stated that it would include an 'additional diagnostics capability' in the next iOS update so that it could 'improve algorithms for managing battery performance and shutdown operations' in future versions. The company stated that this defect was not a safety concern, but that it could diminish capacity, and cause shutdowns to 'protect electronic components'. The controversy first emerged in late-2016, when it was reported that since a recent iOS update, some iPhone handsets had begun to experience unexpected shutdowns when their battery capacity reached 30%, caused by drops in the battery's terminal voltage below a threshold of around three volts required for operation of the device. Apple has since updated iOS to provide notifications and settings to allow users visibility of the throttling and even the ability to disable the throttling if the user prefers to have their phone reboot under high load. Other criticism has come from the fact that the affected handsets were slowed down without explanation or other options provided to the user.

Some have argued that introducing a feature to prevent handsets with degraded batteries from rebooting is in fact the opposite of planned obsolescence since a slower non-rebooting phone would be preferable to the alternative. Batterygate is a term used to describe deliberate processor slowdowns on Apple's iPhones, in order to prevent handsets with degraded batteries shutting down when under high load.Ĭritics argued the slowdown amounted to planned obsolescence, however this may stem from the common misconception that all older iPhones were slowed down.

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