Apple outed for intentionally slowing phones
A tech researcher discovered code that intentionally slows older Iphones. Apple claims it's needed for power consumption for older lithium ion batteries. It affects all Iphones up to the Iphone 7. Mea...
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Ralph Cramden wrote:Ductape wrote:
I'm done with Apple whenever the current phone dies (or slows apparently). Too much Nanny state "we know what's best" without informing the customer, or in other cases allowing us an option to choose.
updates will not download on cellular connections if they're above a certain size.
My next phone I'm going back to Android.
Wish in one hand and poop in the other........ya know how that goes?
Usually Android will not do a large OS update over cellular either. That's usually a limitation imposed by your cellular provider, and not an OS feature to my knowledge. The cellular provider has a lot of input into the upgrades which is why when Android comes out with an update (an actual OS update and not just a security update), Verizon customers may have it long before AT&T, or vice versa.
That's only true if you buy carrier locked phones, which I never do.
