WEBVTT

00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.160
thanks for watching Techquickie click the subscribe button then enable

00:00:03.210 --> 00:00:09.090
notifications with the Bell icon so you won't miss any future videos so when you

00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:13.019
clicked on this video you might have noticed that in the title we didn't ask

00:00:11.010 --> 00:00:19.430
if Apple was slowing down their phones we asked why because it turns out that

00:00:16.260 --> 00:00:22.500
the conspiracy theories are real

00:00:19.430 --> 00:00:24.359
sort of even though it's pretty common

00:00:22.500 --> 00:00:28.560
knowledge that older devices don't perform as well due to the higher

00:00:26.130 --> 00:00:33.540
demands of newer software many people have noticed this in a more profound way

00:00:30.929 --> 00:00:39.239
after a system update issued by Apple in 2016 this fueled speculation for well

00:00:36.870 --> 00:00:44.399
over a year about whether Apple was slowing down their phones on purpose

00:00:41.670 --> 00:00:49.739
until the company finally admitted that this was indeed the case in December

00:00:46.590 --> 00:00:52.260
2017 now the explanation that Apple gave

00:00:49.739 --> 00:00:57.870
revolved around the way that phones with older batteries perform you see even

00:00:55.800 --> 00:01:02.850
though smartphones use rechargeable batteries these have a limited lifespan

00:01:00.210 --> 00:01:06.500
you can learn more about it up here but the main thing to keep in mind for now

00:01:04.470 --> 00:01:11.580
is that these batteries recharge by reversing the chemical reaction that

00:01:09.330 --> 00:01:17.640
normally generates power for your phone now since this reaction isn't perfectly

00:01:15.090 --> 00:01:22.950
reversible your battery won't be able to hold a charge as well over time as you

00:01:20.759 --> 00:01:27.479
discharge it and recharge it over and over again and if your battery is really

00:01:25.290 --> 00:01:33.030
old your gadget can end up shutting off due to a dead battery way before you

00:01:30.329 --> 00:01:39.240
might expect it to so this is what Apple claimed it was trying to prevent but

00:01:36.090 --> 00:01:43.140
wait a second how does slowing down a

00:01:39.240 --> 00:01:45.299
phone help with a sudden shutdown well

00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:50.759
if you're putting a load on your phone's processor like streaming HD video or

00:01:47.640 --> 00:01:53.399
playing a game it draws more power from

00:01:50.759 --> 00:01:58.829
your battery draining it more quickly so Apple says that some workloads are so

00:01:56.189 --> 00:02:06.780
hungry that they can ask for more power than an aging battery can provide in a

00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:09.360
given moment so similar to how a laptop

00:02:06.780 --> 00:02:15.510
CPU might down clock itself to preserve battery life newer versions of iOS will

00:02:12.180 --> 00:02:18.270
make the CPU spread tasks out to take

00:02:15.510 --> 00:02:23.730
longer to prevent those power spikes that can overload older batteries which

00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:29.310
has caused the frustrating performance issues and the leg that we mentioned

00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:31.650
earlier now this does make sense

00:02:29.310 --> 00:02:35.580
probably more sense than a conspiracy theory about Apple crippling its own

00:02:33.810 --> 00:02:39.629
products to force consumers to buy the latest model which would carry

00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:43.860
significant legal consequences if they were caught by the way you definitely

00:02:41.730 --> 00:02:46.680
don't want a battery that you think has an adequate charge suddenly dropping

00:02:45.780 --> 00:02:51.870
dead in the middle of something important but that doesn't mean we're

00:02:49.590 --> 00:02:57.330
ready to let Apple off the hook one issue is that Apple waited well over a

00:02:54.090 --> 00:02:59.310
year before disclosing this fix leaving

00:02:57.330 --> 00:03:04.080
their customers wondering why the heck their iPhones were performing so poorly

00:03:01.440 --> 00:03:09.360
this has driven speculation that Apple is effectively overclocking their phones

00:03:06.590 --> 00:03:14.310
knowingly delivering performance out of the box that isn't typical of what you'd

00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:20.099
expect in the longer term and they've also faced criticism for not giving

00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:21.569
their users a choice they could have an

00:03:20.099 --> 00:03:25.739
option in the settings menu that allows you to choose between the safety valve

00:03:23.610 --> 00:03:29.879
that prevents shutdowns and more performance at the risk of your battery

00:03:27.510 --> 00:03:35.220
dying suddenly when it's low now Apple has offered cheap battery upgrades for a

00:03:32.640 --> 00:03:39.060
year but unless they extend that offer indefinitely you could argue that that's

00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:45.930
more of a PR move than a long-term solution so what can be done in the long

00:03:42.209 --> 00:03:48.659
term well it is possible to grab a

00:03:45.930 --> 00:03:54.900
battery online for cheap and swap it at home to alleviate the lag issue I fix it

00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:57.750
excuse me sorry but it requires specific

00:03:54.900 --> 00:04:03.269
tools risks damaging your device and also avoids any warranty that you might

00:04:00.510 --> 00:04:08.069
have remaining so unless the smartphone market as a whole moves back towards

00:04:05.760 --> 00:04:14.549
bulkier phones with user replaceable batteries and away from slim sleek and

00:04:12.330 --> 00:04:18.740
emoji machines that need to be replaced every couple of years

00:04:15.990 --> 00:04:23.850
not much I fix it loves to take stuff apart and

00:04:21.810 --> 00:04:28.080
teach people how to repair their electronics and they're also leading the

00:04:25.860 --> 00:04:33.300
charge in the electronics repair tools industry with their iconic black and

00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:38.400
blue Pro tech toolkit and it's now only fifty nine ninety five it features a

00:04:35.760 --> 00:04:42.690
compact folding design their 64 bit driver kit with a wide variety of

00:04:40.380 --> 00:04:47.730
plastic opening tools sputters and picks so you can safely poke and pry it's got

00:04:45.540 --> 00:04:53.520
a suction cup with a fancy new handle to remove display assemblies and ESD safe

00:04:50.760 --> 00:04:58.560
tweezers and an ESD safety strap all iFixit tools are backed by I fix its

00:04:55.530 --> 00:05:01.440
lifetime warranty so check out I fix it

00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:06.030
comm for over twenty five thousand free repair guides and stag they're fully

00:05:03.690 --> 00:05:11.520
loaded pro tect toolkit and ifixit.com slash Techquickie for just 60 bucks

00:05:08.550 --> 00:05:14.820
we've got that linked below so thanks for watching guys dislike like check out

00:05:13.170 --> 00:05:19.040
other channels leave a comment if you have a suggestion for a future video and subscribe