It’s not surprising that Apple will continue throttling iPhones. Besides, spending $29 for an iPhone that feels new beats spending $750-or much, much more-on one that’s actually new. And while plenty of other factors will make your device sluggish over time, giving it a new battery could help you squeeze extra months or even years out of it. Apple offers software support for iPhones for years 2012’s iPhone 5 became officially obsolete just this month. And if your iPhone has had a battery-related shutdown-but not before-you'll see the option to disable the throttle and go full steam ahead.
There you’ll see your battery’s maximum capacity, an indicator of how far it has degraded. Just head to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. Especially given that Apple has also said that 'performance management may be less noticeable' in the newer models, thanks to various hardware and software tweaks.īut if you find your aging iPhone 8 too slow to use, it’s easy enough to find out if the battery is the culprit. But if you don’t use your iPhone for especially intensive tasks and prefer that it not randomly shut down on occasion, you should at least give it a shot. And in fairness, you may well want it to! Throttling is a dirty word, especially after years of association with mobile carriers slowing down connections. At least, though, you now have a say in whether yours gets that treatment.
