It only took a scandal blowing up
in its face and getting hit with more than 20 different lawsuits, but it seems
at long last, Apple will finally give people the option to disable the
performance throttling that was slowing down older iPhones.
This news was revealed in an
interview between Apple CEO Tim Cook and ABC News, during which Cook said that
in addition to being able to disable the throttling, Apple will also for the
first time provide stats and info about the current health of a user’s iPhone
battery.
While there isn’t a specific
timetable for when the new features will be released, Cook said they will be
available for testing in a developer release of iOS next month, before going
public sometime after that.
For those who choose to disable
the performance throttling, Cook was quick to mention that it’s not something
Apple recommends, as old, degraded batteries can cause the phone to suddenly
shutdown. Though after these changes, at least that decision will be up to you.
And if you really want to address the problem, it would probably be wise to
take Apple up on its reduced battery replacement service, the price of which
has been cut from $79 to $29 for the rest of 2018.
The rest of the interview focused
on Apple’s repatriation of foreign revenue, which Cook claims will bring $38
billion back to the US and is part of the company’s plans to spend $350 billion
in the US over the next five years. Cook also mentioned that Apple is currently
searching for the site Apple will build its third campus, which will be located
in a different state than its current California and Texas locations.
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