Apple agrees to pay $113 million to settle "batterygate" lawsuits
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- Guy
- mFd
- 30 Aug 2023
Samsung should also have been made because batteries on their older flagships used to swell big time
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- zodiacfml
- xCD
- 21 Nov 2020
They deserve it, it was a cheap move considering consumers paying luxury prices for these
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- Anonymous
- gq3
- 21 Nov 2020
Anonymous, 21 Nov 2020Other manufacturers did not have these issues.
It's ... moreWithout people talking them up the way they do.. ( mostly blind or "challenged" sheeple..it seems)
Who and why would anyone buy a device that is already surpassed technology wise by every one of its competitors?
I'm sorry the Iphone has been stale since the 3GS
the OS is boring..the device itself is low tech.. and yet dumb people still flock to them.
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- Anonymous
- gq3
- 21 Nov 2020
iOS.Never.Again, 20 Nov 2020I'll only entertain credibile sources.
Links mentione... moreAnandtech always does damage control for Apple
You should not really call any review by Anandtech of Apple products as reviews. They are homages paid to their shrine. This is a ritual with them..
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- Anonymous
- Ni0
- 21 Nov 2020
JDK, 20 Nov 2020https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/28/technology/apple-battery-a... moreOther manufacturers did not have these issues.
It's just the cheap quality batteries dumped on to gullible iboyzzzz like you
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
mithril2001, 20 Nov 2020there is a diference in deliberately slowing down of my pho... moreandroid doesn't even HAVE enough support to throttle devices.
you hypocrites talk about diminishing returns yet when apple respects that you whine like crazy.
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
IpsDisplay, 19 Nov 2020I am truly impressed
You feel sympathy for a company tha... moreThey still use your BELOVED IPS display, sir.
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
Anonymous, 20 Nov 2020The guy asked for credible sources and you give links to Wi... morehttps://money.cnn.com/2017/12/28/technology/apple-battery-apology/index.html
"A year ago, some iPhone users reported their devices were shutting down unexpectedly even when they showed some battery power left. It wasn't caused by defective batteries, according to Apple, but normal issues with aging lithium ion batteries.
To address the issue, Apple included an update in iOS that would slow down a phone during peak processing events to prevent the battery from shutting off. It affected the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE. Apple later rolled out the same update for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices. It did not tell customers how the update worked at the time."
CNN is TOTALLY paid, I know :|
Or maybe your paid by android manufacturers.
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- Bingle
- mi7
- 20 Nov 2020
Used iPhone SE 4 years, ran with the newest iOS to date. Absolutely no performance issues. That boi is fast as fu**
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- Anonymous
- gq3
- 20 Nov 2020
JDK, 20 Nov 2020https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate#:~:text=Batteryga... moreThe guy asked for credible sources and you give links to Wikipedia?? (whose sources are these same paid off sites like Verge and Anandtech)
USA today article from 2017....
Lol 😁 brand boys is full throttle to justify Apple getting caught cheating customers.
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
iOS.Never.Again, 20 Nov 2020I'll only entertain credibile sources.
Links mentione... morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate#:~:text=Batterygate%20is%20a%20term%20used,system%20stability%20on%20degraded%20batteries.
"Batterygate is a term used to describe the implementation of performance controls on older models of Apple's iPhone line in order to preserve system stability on degraded batteries."
PRESERVE system stability.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/27/how-apple-can-get-beyond-batterygate/982230001/
"released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions."
- iOS.Never.Again
- 7kb
- 20 Nov 2020
JDK, 20 Nov 2020https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/21/16806582/apple-battery-... moreI'll only entertain credibile sources.
Links mentioned in the post below are laughable as sites like Purge And 🍎 tech do nothing but damage control for Apple.
Nobody is ordered to pay that hefty of an amount for trying to extend age of battery.
The lawsuit itself is due to the fact that the tactic was used to get users to upgrade by slowing down things on older phones(not to extend age of battery or some damage control talking point cooked up by Apple's PR team).
How naive do you have to be to fall for PR tactics like this?
I think you are no older than a teenager, gullible enough to fall for tactics like these.
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
iOS.Never.Again, 20 Nov 2020If it was extending the age of battery, they wouldn't ... morehttps://www.theverge.com/2017/12/21/16806582/apple-battery-slowdown-science
BEFORE you say verge is biased, this is proven by real battery scientists, not reviewers.
Some people just want peak performance on their phones and apple fixed that.
It's like reducing water flow to increase the pipe longevity isn't called planned obsolescence, it's the opposite.
- iOS.Never.Again
- 7kb
- 20 Nov 2020
JDK, 20 Nov 2020cheap tactic?
it's called extending the age of the ... moreIf it was extending the age of battery, they wouldn't have to pay millions of dollars in fines.
The article specifically mentions how they had to create a webpage where they'll have to mention that a particular update will slow down your cpu and battery.
Judge was having none of the bullsh*t from Apple lawyers.
Cheating is cheating and it will be punished.
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- Jason
- r@5
- 20 Nov 2020
That was probably HALF of Apple’s reserves for lawsuits. Apple planned this would happen. They aren’t dumb. And Apple will continue to screw the consumer over again and again with the same or new ways...and people will STILL buy their stuff.
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- JDK
- ybx
- 20 Nov 2020
iOS.Never.Again, 19 Nov 2020The number of people defending a cheap tactic by a large co... morecheap tactic?
it's called extending the age of the battery.
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- mithril2001
- gL9
- 20 Nov 2020
Nicolas de Palma, 19 Nov 2020This is sad. Apple did this to enhance user experience, wit... morethere is a diference in deliberately slowing down of my phone without knowing and forcing me to buy new phone, i have Battery save option (slower phone, performace, reduced animation, synchronization) that i will turn it on whenever I CHOOSE and i need it.
Milions dollars invested in how to make more money from customers.
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- MR45
- sxs
- 20 Nov 2020
Planned obsolescence?
To counter this malicious act from any company, simply buy their less expensive products and use them as long as you can. Or better yet, find similar but cheaper products from other competing companies.
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- Anonymous
- jiE
- 20 Nov 2020
nanagdad, 20 Nov 2020And the sad truth you can't install a custom ROM which... moreu can with jailbreak thankfully
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- Anonymous
- jiE
- 20 Nov 2020
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2020What about samsung and their batterygate too?dono, but that doesn't excuse apple :) go start an action against samsung if u so inclined.