Battery loss Apple decides on the frequency reduction for you, just get used to it

Every year after Apple releases a new iPhone at its fall product launch event, people not only talk about the new product with relish, but also make fun of an old joke that never changes - the new system fixes the bugs that made old devices too smooth.

In fact, this is like installing the latest operating system on an old PC. The performance of the old computer is there, and the new system is designed according to the latest hardware standards, so the old PC will definitely have lags. This principle also applies to mobile phones.

So joking aside, it is an indisputable fact that the fluency of old iPhones has declined with the launch of new mobile phones and new iOS systems.

However, a post on the foreign forum Reddit some time ago revealed the reason why old iPhones lag from another "indecent" perspective.

Many users who own old iPhone devices replaced the batteries of their old iPhones with new ones, and performed GeekBench running tests before and after the battery replacement. The results showed that the iPhone running score data after the battery replacement was much higher than before the battery replacement.

From this, netizens on the Reddit forum came to a horrifying conclusion - the slowdown of old iPhone devices has a lot to do with battery aging.

In other words, the direct reason why old devices become slow is not because of the improvement in hardware performance required by the iOS system, but because Apple artificially detects the battery performance of users and lowers the performance of the phone for the sake of battery life.

In fact, this is not the first time that Apple has “made decisions” for its users.

Apple's "autocratic"

As early as 2007, when Apple released the first iPhone, it was criticized. This strange phone had no keyboard, could not download applications, and could not change wallpapers... Of course, the biggest complaint was its non-removable battery, which was simply unreasonable to people at the time.

You have to know that many people at that time carried two batteries with them. Although it was a bit inconvenient, it could ensure the long battery life of the mobile phone.

However, in order to maintain the simple and integrated design of the phone and the stability of the phone itself, Apple "stubbornly" adopted a non-removable battery design.

In 2016, when Apple released the iPhone 7, it became the target of public criticism again because it once again "led" the world by canceling the 3.5mm headphone jack that was already fifty years old.

Although Apple is stubborn in doing so, it does have sufficient reasons. The first is that this "old" interface has become a complete burden compared to the extremely valuable mobile phone space; the second is that the iPhone must have IP67 level waterproof and dustproof, and the waterproof function of the headphone jack will be hindered; the third is that the Lightning interface design is advanced enough that it can transmit complete digital audio.

Of course, the above reasons may just be objective reasons, considering Apple’s launch of wireless charging and full-screen mobile phones this year and the previous cancellation of redundant interfaces on the MacBook.

The subjective reason why Apple removed the 3.5mm headphone jack may be that Apple wants to achieve its ultimate goal - a highly integrated mobile phone, without a single port on the entire phone, making the iPhone a round and smooth "pebble".

In 2017, Apple once again walked at the forefront of the times. It abandoned the mature and easy-to-use fingerprint recognition and adopted the more controversial biometric Face ID.

Unlike Apple's previous proactive approach, due to the adoption of a full-screen design, the in-screen fingerprint recognition technology has not yet been mastered. Apple seems to have passively given up fingerprint recognition this time.

Although it is a bit inconvenient now, it is foreseeable that biometric recognition will be the trend, because letting the phone "know you" is the best way to unlock it.

Throughout Apple's history, it seems that Apple has always been happy to be "the enemy" of the people. In fact, if you have heard this passage from Steve Jobs, you will know that Apple's "stubbornness" is deep-rooted.

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs once publicly declared that "Apple never does market research. Market research is shit and is completely useless."

He also gave a vivid example: if Henry Ford had done market research before inventing the car, the answer he would have gotten would have been that everyone wanted to buy a better carriage. Would this have helped Henry Ford in invent the first car?

Therefore, every time Apple makes a decision, it takes its own values ​​into consideration. This approach has great limitations. When the right decision is made, the market and consumers will buy into it. However, if the wrong decision is made, with Apple's influence, it will definitely trigger a tsunami of criticism.

There are precedents for the "frequency reduction gate" There are precedents for the "frequency reduction gate"

In 2010, just a few hours after the iPhone 4 was released, users exposed the "antenna gate" incident. The antenna design that the iPhone 4 was proud of had a fatal flaw. When users held the iPhone 4 tightly, the mobile network signal would completely decay within minutes to a level that made calls impossible.

In an email reply to a user who complained about the problem, Steve Jobs even advised the user, "You'd better change the way you hold the phone." Once this remark was exposed, it immediately caused an uproar and put Apple at the forefront.

There are even conspiracy theories speculating that Apple knew about this major flaw in its new phone, but did not want to solve it in order to sell more bumpers (the iPhone 4's signal attenuation problem will be improved after installing a bumper protective case).

Fortunately, Apple later acknowledged the problem and said the company would give users phone cases as compensation.

Back to the battery, I believe that careful people have already discovered that what Apple did in this "throttling gate" is different from its previous stubbornness.

Because before, no matter how stubborn Apple was in designing products, it didn't need or want consumer reviews. I made it, and if you didn't like it and didn't buy it, that was it. It wouldn't infringe on your interests at all.

However, now that consumers have bought your product, they want the "best" experience. The problem is that Apple believes that the best experience is battery life, while some consumers believe that the best experience is performance.

Ultimately, this is still a story of having to have your cake and eat it too, just like the thinness and performance of a laptop are two irreconcilable contradictions, after the battery of an old iPhone is depleted, performance and battery life become a pair of irreconcilable contradictions.

Fortunately, just like the "antenna gate", Apple also apologized for the "throttling gate" and stated that it did not take any measures to deliberately shorten the life of any Apple product.

Apple has taken the following measures for consumers: 1. Apple will reduce the cost of replacing out-of-warranty iPhone batteries from $79 to $29; 2. It will also release a software update early next year to facilitate users to view battery health information.

What will Apple do if the iPhone screen burns in?

Ever since Tim Cook took over Apple's "jade seal" from Steve Jobs, the industry has been constantly criticizing Apple. If you think about it carefully, Apple has not released any revolutionary products since Jobs passed away in 2011.

But think about it from another angle. The iPhone created under the guidance of Jobs is just a specific historical product. Even if there was no Jobs, there would be a "Leibs" to create such a revolutionary mobile phone. Jobs just put this revolutionary mobile phone in front of us ahead of time.

When Jobs died, Apple's market value was nearly 300 billion. Now, under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple's market value has exceeded 900 billion, a full three times increase.

Moreover, Apple's "stubbornness" still exists. It has removed the 3.5mm headphone jack, fingerprint recognition, and the "frequency reduction gate"... These are what Apple did after Jobs' death.

Although the "throttling gate" is a black spot for Apple, it is also the result of its "stubborn" consideration for consumers. I hope that Apple can continue to carry on with its "stubbornness" that is not understood by the world, and open the door to the next decade for us again and again.

Tail:

The "throttling gate" may seem like a wrong decision made by Apple to others, but what it actually reflects is Apple's thinking philosophy - everything is just for good products, and consumers just need to buy them.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the "throttling gate" is far from the end. Just imagine, if the OLED screen of this year's iPhone X is burned after a period of use, what will Apple do to give users the best experience?

Should we force the wallpaper to be changed to black or replace the screen for free? I think the former may be more in line with Apple's approach.