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Apple Sued After It Admitted It Slows Down Older Phones
By Daniel Liberto | Updated December 22, 2017 — 6:50 AM EST
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Following Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) admission that it purposely slows down the performance of older smartphones, Stefan Bogdanovich and Dakota Speas have filed a class action lawsuit against the tech giant in California. According to the filing, reported on by CNBC, the plaintiffs say they "never consented" to allow Apple to slow their iPhones.

"Defendant’s wrongful actions directly and proximately caused the interference and loss of value to Plaintiffs and Class Members’ iPhones causing them to suffer, and continue to suffer, economic damages and other harm for which they are entitled to compensation," says the filing. Bogdanovich and Speas allege that they have had to purchase new iPhones and batteries because of Apple's policy. They are seeking certification of a class to cover "all persons residing in the United States who have owned iPhone models older than iPhone 8."

Primate Labs, a company whose apps measure the speed of iPhone processors, published data this week confirming suspicions that the performance of Apple smartphones quickly deteriorate over time. The findings sparked an outcry and led many users to suggest that the tech giant intentionally lowers speeds of iPhones after a few years of use to force customers to upgrade to the latest model.



On Wednesday, Apple acknowledged that Primate Labs's data was no coincidence. However, rather than being part of a sinister plan to squeeze more cash out of customers, the company claimed that its controversial software is used to prolong the life of older iPhone models.

Without algorithms in place to slow down the processor, Apple warned that older iPhones would frequently shut down. These shutdowns are caused by processors working faster than aging lithium-ion batteries can handle, the company added.

"Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices," Apple said in a statement to TechCrunch. "Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components."

Apple said it introduced the feature last year for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE. The Cupertino, California-based company now plans to expand the program to more handsets, including the iPhone 7. (See also: Apple Downgraded to 'Neutral' at Instinet.)

“Last year we 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," said Apple. "We've now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future.” (See also: iPhone X Seeing 'Very Strong Demand' in China: RBC.)




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Apple admitted it’s slowing down certain iPhones
Here’s why people are freaking out.

• By Jen Kirby
• on December 22, 2017 1:00 pm

has confirmed that it does deliberately slow down the operation of older iPhones, and says it is doing so to avoid the devices from shutting down because of aging batteries.


Apple says it’s doing this to protect your phone. As the lithium ion batteries in the phone age, they can’t handle processing demands at the same capacity, which causes the phone to shut down unexpectedly. It released an update to stop those unexpected shutdowns, which also means that the phones work a little more slowly.

But the revelation — or confession — that Apple is purposefully decreasing phone speed fed into a conspiracy theorythat’s been circulating for awhile on “planned obsolescence.” After new products are released, the theory goes, Apple purposefully messes with your iPhone, frustrating you and forcing you to shell out money to upgrade.

The data on Apple slowing down older iPhones doesn’t necessarily mean the conspiracy theory is true. A relatively recent change to its operating system prompted the slowdowns. But the system update demonstrates why the conspiracy theory keeps circulating: It took an independent investigation by an expert and a viral Reddit post to get Apple to admit what had happened.


This whole saga began with a Reddit post — and ended with an Apple confession
People who owned iPhone 6, 6s, and 6s Plus devices complained earlier this year that they were spontaneously shutting down, even though they had sufficient battery. This was usually happening during “peak current demands,” when you’d be doing something on your phone that required a burst of power — like in the middle of a game, or downloading an app.

Those users had to plug in and recharge their phones in order to get them back online. Apple acknowledged the bug and introduced a fix in an update to its operating system software, iOS 10.2.1, which the company said would largely remedy the issue. Phones no longer shut down, but, according to users, they did slow down.

Then, last week, a Reddit post blew upthat suggested the iPhone battery might be to blame for these slowness problems.


John Poole, founder of Primate Labs and Geekbench developer, seized on this hypothesis, and pulled together and compared data from the performance testing Geekbench had done on users’ iPhone 6s and 7 devices.

He analyzed all that data from a sample set of approximately 100,000 phones, said he had tens of thousands of results across different versions of iOS — specifically, he looked at iOS 10.2.0, the version before Apple fixed the shutdown bug, and iOS 10.2.1, which was released after the fix. (He also looked at later versions, including 11.2.0, which is a more recent software update.)

His analysis revealed that processors did slow down after the update meant to fix the shutdown problem, that the problem was widespread, and that, as he put it, it was “likely to get worse as phones (and their batteries) continue to age.”


Poole, as did others, speculated that the link between old batteries and slower performance had to do with the initial iPhone 6 glitch, and Apple, in fixing that, slowed down the system to avoid overloading the batteries. (He also noted that iPhone 6s users who replaced their batteries had faster phones.)

And though the iPhone 7 never had those spontaneous shutdown issues, Poole’s results indicated that it did slow down in later updates — a sign that Apple was doing this across its models.

“Once the phone is shut down, the battery is in a state where the only way to get the phone back online is to plug it into a charger. If you’re our with your phone on the go, that’s clearly not a great situation to be in,” Poole said.


“So Apple, with this fix, basically limited the processor from overtaxing the battery. But the flip side of that is now the processor can’t run as quickly as it might in a new phone with a new battery.”

Poole’s data got a lot of buzz, and finally Apple responded:

 

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Apple sued after it admits to slowing down older iPhones
Arjun Kharpal | @ArjunKharpal
Published 3:03 AM ET Fri, 22 Dec 2017Updated 19 Hours AgoCNBC.com

• Apple is being sued after it admitted to slowing down older iPhone models to keep them running longer
• Stefan Bogdanovich and Dakota Speas brought the class action lawsuit in California, claiming they didn't give Apple consent to affect their iPhone performance
• Both plaintiffs are claiming damages

Apple is being sued after it admitted to slowing down older iPhone models to keep them running longer.

On Wednesday, the U.S. technology giant said that it has algorithms in place to help keep an iPhone running at optimal performance if there is an older battery inside that can't keep up with the required power. The aim is to stop unexpected shutdowns of older iPhones and keep them running to the best possible standard.

However, Stefan Bogdanovich and Dakota Speas brought a class action lawsuit in California — where they are residents — against Apple, an official filing revealed Thursday.


They claim that Apple never requested consent from them to "slow down their iPhones." Both plaintiffs are owners of an iPhone 7. Bogdanovich and Speas claim they "suffered interferences to their iPhone usage due to the intentional slowdowns."

Both people are also claiming damages from Apple because they said the company's actions caused them to suffer "economic damages and other harm for which they are entitled to compensation."

Apple was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.

Bogdanovich and Speas are trying to get the case certified to cover all people in the United States who owned an Apple phone older than the iPhone 8.

Apple explained on Wednesday why users may notice that some older iPhone models slow down.

"Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices," Apple told CNBC. "Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components."

 

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