• million@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It was more that older batteries can’t handle the power draw, so they would shut down if the power draw spiked by an expensive operation.

    It was a really bad user experience so Apple throttled so phones wouldn’t crash.

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        5 months ago

        They did offer cheap battery replacements to anyone with the affected models, essentially just covering the labor cost. Like $30 for a brand new battery.

        No one makes batteries easy to replace on flagships these days because everyone is more concerned with waterproofing and form factor than they are with ease of battery replacement. I do miss the days of my old HTC Sensation, where I could just pop the back off and swap out the battery. I would carry around charged spares with me, so I would just turn off the phone, swap the battery, and have full battery instantly.

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      5 months ago

      Oh I thought it was just to get some extra juice out of the batteries, thanks for the info