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Initially they silently under-clocked CPUs for phones with aged batteries. https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-does-slow-iphone-speeds-but...

Then they announced a $29 battery replacement program for phones that were affected by this battery issue. https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-apple-is-refusing-to-repla...

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So in other words, unlike Google that made perfectly good phones worse, Apple did an update that made iPhones with aged batteries not completely shut off.

And you don’t see the difference?

Having an “aged battery” is very different from having a battery that was suddenly ruined by a buggy update that can’t be rolled back though.

This wasn't a buggy update. It was announced ahead of time via email, including compensation options.

How was this not a buggy update?

Like I said, they emailed us ahead of time and THEN pushed the update. Before the update was pushed, they said the battery life would deplete and offered compensation options.

They haven't said why they did this, like if it was a battery defect issue or what.

I’m just going by the article, which describes it as a “surprise update” that “came out of nowhere”. Am I missing something?

Are you saying Google announced that they were going to nerf your phone beforehand?

They emailed us in advance of the update being pushed out saying it would lower battery life, and offered compensation options ahead of time. It wasn't reactionary. If it were a buggy update the email wouldn't come before the update.

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