When it comes to Apple's "downspeed gate", I think the old fruit fans are still fresh in their memory. From the official version of iOS 10.2.1 published in January 2017, iPhone 6 s and other models secretly added the downclocking function. The reason for this is to prevent the iPhone from freezing and shutting down using a method that reduces system performance. Specifically The iPhone runs very laggy in a low battery state, simply more than an old man's machine.
It wasn't until December 2017 that Apple admitted that it did add a downgrade switch to the system after IOS 10.2.1 and apologized to most users, explaining that the feature was used to improve power management under peak loads to avoid accidental shutdowns of the iPhone 6/6p, iPhone 6S/6sp, and iPhone se. Meanwhile, from late January to December 2018, Apple also cut the price of the iPhone's battery warranty from $79 to $29, and the domestic price from the original $608 to $218.
Even though Apple has apologized and lowered the cost of battery replacements, many users are still unwilling to pay, and hundreds of thousands of people at home and abroad have complained.
In an interview with ABC News, Cook said that he added the power management feature in IOS 10.2.1 and explained the feature. However, in the wake of Frequency Reduction Gate, he felt Apple should have been more transparent in its explanations. At the time, iPhones would unexpectedly shut down due to uneven power supply. At the time, Apple explained that the power management had been adjusted, but failed to mention that the adjustment could cause the device to run slower at times. Cook also said that he would add a frequency reduction switch to subsequent IOS updates, allowing users to choose whether to turn on the frequency reduction feature.
With the subsequent update to iOS 11.3, Apple finally added the downclocking switch, but it was a rather cockamamie switch when it was first added, only appearing when there was a decline in the device's battery's ability to provide maximum instantaneous power and after the device had its first accidental shutdown. The Apple downclocking thing doesn't end there, though.
Recently, Apple has been investigated by a French consumer anti-fraud organization in a complaint about the former "speeding gate" matter, was fined 25 million euros (about 191.5 million yuan), and Apple was required to make a public display of this penalty information on the official website for one month.
In response, France's Directorate General for Competition Consumption and Anti-fraud (DGCCRF), under the Ministry of Economy, argued that Apple's failure to notify users in a timely manner of the upgrade of older iPhones to the new iOS could slow down the operation of their devices.
In a press release issued by the DGCCRF, it was mentioned that following an investigation by the Directorate General for Competition Consumption and Anti-fraud (DGCCRF), and with the consent of the Paris prosecutor, Apple has agreed to pay a fine of 25 million euros in a criminal transaction .
The investigation revealed that Apple failed to inform users that the dynamic power management device within the iOS update package would slow down the phone's operation as the battery ages. Also after the update users can't go back to the previous version of their phone and have to live with a slower iPhone or else have to replace the battery or phone.
It seems that Apple's mechanism of updating to a new system and then not being able to downgrade to an older system has not only screwed over fruit fans but also itself.
Nowadays, the concept of "the more the system is upgraded, the more laggy it gets" has been ingrained in the minds of many users. It's true that some of the older models do become laggy after upgrading the system, but it may not be the system that's laggy, but rather the fact that your iPhone isn't configured enough for upgrading to the new system. So, for example, when upgrading the current iOS 13 system
I recommend iPhone 8p and below users not to upgrade to IOS 13. you like the new features of IOS 13 such as dark mode, cellular can download more than 200M apps, etc....
