Apple: the new iPhone 8/Plus and X may not charge throttling as they appear with 'hardware updates'

Apple's iPhone throttling adventure connected on Tuesday with a acknowledgment letter to questions from the Senate board investigation, from area we abstruse that it may action rebates to those who paid abounding amount for swapping their batteries afore the $29 alleviation amount kicked in. Tucked into those questions were a few from Senator John Thune, who accepted to apperceive whether Apple is affianced in throttling its newer handsets like the iPhone X or 8, too. The arch of the Senate Board on Commerce, Science, and Transportation asked, and Apple answered with the following:Q: AppleiPhone

Q: Does Apple plan to absolution a agnate software amend affection to burke aback processing achievement for newer phone models? What apprehension does it plan to accommodate to barter afore accomplishing so?

Apple: All iPhone models accept basal achievement administration to ensure that the array and all-embracing arrangement operates as advised and centralized apparatus are protected. And, in the case of hot temperature, the achievement administration ensures that the device stays aural assurance limits. Such basal achievement administration is appropriate for assurance and accepted function, and cannot be angry off.

[The] iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models accommodate accouterments updates that acquiesce a added avant-garde achievement administration arrangement that added absolutely allows iOS to ahead and abstain an abrupt shutdown.

There you accept it - admitting Apple's antecedent account on the amount that said "we’ve continued that affection to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add abutment for added articles in the future," it seems that it ability accept had a change of heart, and will try to administer aiguille endless on the newer phones as they are, instead of afterlight them with the abominable throttling software patch. Whether or not that will abide the action back their batteries alpha to abase in a year or two, charcoal to be seen.

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