The iOS Updates That RUINED Older iPhones
This video explains the batterygate scandal Apple had in 2017, where Apple was accused of deliberately slowing down iPhones through iOS updates specifically iOS 10 and iOS 11. This video also goes over iPhones would randomly shutdown due to battery degradation, which raised questions about planned obsolescence. This whole controversy resulted in multiple class action lawsuits against Apple from countries like United States and Canada.
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Numbers:
In 2016, iPhone 6 models would randomly shut down at 20 or 30% battery
The Geekbench score for an aged iPhone 6s had a single core score of 1466 and a multi-core score of 2512
The Geekbench score after changing an iPhone 6s battery had a single core score of 2526 and a multi-core score of 4456
In March 2020 Apple paid $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the United States
iPhone users received payouts $65 - $92 per device
CHAPTERS:
0:19 - The Slowdown
2:51 - The Discovery
6:43 - The Aftermath
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Sources: AppleInsider, CNET, Geekbench, Reuters