Is Apple slowing down iPads with older batteries too?

14 January 2018
With the outcry over the slowing down of iPhones with older batteries, is Apple doing the same to iPads? We investigate.

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Anonymous, 17 Jan 2018This is true for peformance because i got a first gen iPad ... moreEver since two updates ago i gotta keep calling apple to tell them my ipad is running slow. I do everything they told me to do on my own but it only seems to work when i call them about it. As if they know how to speed it back up.

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    • Anonymous
    • 2CM
    • 17 Jan 2018

    This is true for peformance because i got a first gen iPad mini replaced by Apple and as soon as i updated it from ios 7 to 8 it was much slower than what it previously which is quite disapointing considering it was a brand new iPad.

      oli, 16 Jan 2018apple and android are both crap. You can justify it how eve... moreIn Oreo you can play YouTube in background
      Android have split screen but it is not very useful why? Small screen(is your answer)
      In 6 inches smartphone you can't have good multitasking just imagine that run windows 7 or 8 on your fablet ? It is small for that.
      It is smartphone it is not PC or laptop ....
      All other os you said is rubbish, Ubuntu just is horrible luncher with some apps and sailfish is emulating android and android is emulator for running android apps...
      The best os for developers is ios.just try same apps and you can see ..
      Android and iOS have best experience on smartphone and very good multitasking that can do on smartphone up 6.5 inch
      iOS on iPhone x is best in every aspects like multitasking and gesture for one hand using.

        oli, 16 Jan 2018apple and android are both crap. You can justify it how eve... moreYou can play a YouTube video in the background, you just have to pay Google first. Or otherwise, you need to play that video in your mobile browser with desktop mode.

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          • oli
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          • 16 Jan 2018

          same6630, 15 Jan 2018Apple is great in every aspects why? iPhone 5s produced in... moreapple and android are both crap. You can justify it how ever you want, but if you looked at other OS's, like windows, Ubuntu, meego, sailfish, firefox... other than apps available, those OS are FAR superior. Fact is, iOS and android haven't even been able to figure out live, full multi tasking yet. You can't even play a youtube video in the background.

            So iPhone shutdowns in thirst place is normal???? It is horrible failure in battery design or in a CPU voltage or whatever, but phone shutdown randomly because of increased strain on CPU should not happen on any phone! Never happened to my Android phones since first one from 2011. It is a massive failure and it should be admitted by Apple, in other case IPad as mentioned definitely not affected. I have Apple Air 2 since it launch 2014 November, and it was abused badly by my daughter over the years. Surprisingly battery still holds as new And performance wise, as I checked yesterday, nothing change. That was the reason I took IPad in first place, Android tablets was they behind iPad greatness, it definitely proofed itself, but looking at the Apple over all this years, iPad air 2 will probably will be last Apple product I ever owned, cause they are crooks and never admit their failures

              Apple is great in every aspects why?
              iPhone 5s produced in 2013 and now it gets iOS 11.2!
              Amazing what android device in 2013 get noghat or Oreo ...
              For example my speed in my car(iPhone 6) is 300km/h and I slowing down to 250km/h it is very fast enough to get arrived to my job in time.but android no slowing but is it fast enough to get arrived? noooooooo!
              I don't have any slowing down in my iPhone 6....and I am in iOS 11.2.......

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                • Anonymous
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                • 15 Jan 2018

                User1234, 15 Jan 2018Ipad 2 with stuck with ios9. Almost unusable. Open 2 tabs ... moreHave you used Oreo upgraded Android devices that are 7 years old or older...
                Yep... All computer technology "gets slow" when time goes on, because we get bigger programs that require more processing power, more animation, higher resolution etc...

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                  • IWN
                  • 15 Jan 2018

                  Definitely affects ipads. My old ipad2 still on ios5 is crawling.... that slows to unusable state.

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                    • Tee
                    • fk9
                    • 15 Jan 2018

                    Greedy Apple making billions on the expense of users. My last Apple product is the iPad Mini 2 that I bought three years ago. Will not update in the future and will never buy Apple products again.

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                      • coyz
                      • Gfu
                      • 15 Jan 2018

                      Apple is the greediest company!!! Now that people are forced to buy new batteries since the release of Apple's own virus to kill its consumers batteries. Now Apple is laughing out loud since all their old batteries are sold out!!! Apple's company motto is "money-money" only!

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                        • Kgv
                        • 15 Jan 2018

                        After 8s/9 come out 8's performance will be secretly decreased.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 15 Jan 2018

                          KB, 15 Jan 2018What about Apple Watch? My 1st gen feels pretty slow.buy apple watch 2

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                            • wishwish
                            • J5v
                            • 15 Jan 2018

                            apple are all for the money as are most companies but that's all apple want is for you to buy a new phone because they are greedy

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 15 Jan 2018

                              Den, 15 Jan 2018So sell us or give us a new battery
                              Or just go and buy a new phone, which is just what they want!

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                                • rKt
                                • 15 Jan 2018

                                What about Apple Watch? My 1st gen feels pretty slow.

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                                  • 0Rd
                                  • 15 Jan 2018

                                  So sell us or give us a new battery

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                                    • AnonD-441601
                                    • SH3
                                    • 15 Jan 2018

                                    That worm bitten brand desevrves nothing apart a 100% customers leaving it worldvide.
                                    Not only they are almost most expensive phone brand but htey acts like gods who cant do anything they like even slow batteries on their devices so the customers will buy new ones.
                                    Because making new phones is costly for them despite their labourers in china gets only crumbles but apple CEO, MUST KEEP THEIR EXPENSIVE LIFE STYLE NO MATTER WHAT.
                                    And this was only possible option.
                                    You apple followers should be only happy that this truth were revealed othervise apple could play dirty poker game with you forever.

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                                      • 15 Jan 2018

                                      ME , 14 Jan 2018Apple will never do such a thing.Man then you are as clumsy as every apple user believing apple is god company.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 15 Jan 2018

                                        AnonD-664474, 14 Jan 2018Kind of happy that my iPad Air 2 remains unaffected by the ... moreThe battery is still degrading and you can't replace it because it's non-removable. This means iPads will die over time anyway.