Thanks for the info, Jonathan. I’m having the same issues with my 6s. Dan Crutcher Publisher Louisville Magazine 502-625-0100 x17
> On Dec 24, 2017, at 12:03 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You may have heard that there is significant gnashing of teeth (i.e, > lawsuits) over Apple’s decision to throttle back processor speed on iPhone > 6’s that have batteries nearing the end of their lives. > > In their divine wisdom Apple just decided to do it without telling anyone. > Phones went from shutting off unexpectedly to lasting a bit longer, but with > the side-effect of running a lot slower. > > After reading about it, I realized that I had recently begun to be frustrated > with my phone (iPhone 6s) on both counts: battery life and speed. Testing my > processor with a downloadable utility, I saw that the processor was indeed > running about half of what it should have been. > > So I replaced the battery. This can be done at any iPhone repair place or the > intrepid/brave/stupid can attempt it themselves. Being the latter, I bought a > nice little kit off of Amazon for $25 and did the job myself in about 30 > minutes. > > It just so happens that my efforts were rewarded with what feels like a brand > new phone! The test utility now shows that the phone runs right at its > expected speed. And I don’t have to charge it three times to get it to last > through the day! > > For anyone experiencing speed/longevity issues with an older phone, it’s > totally worth the effort. > > This battery is inexpensive, has higher than normal capacity and comes in a > really nice metal box with all the tools you’ll need: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__a.co_bWdJdhg&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=hnE-KKU5EmDtuPz2j31E3Ds0UNu3ICM6RYfjd77nOl0&s=vZ_13--UbEeJlCan_OZ17dcifrThGQPTG3eWtsMgLu0&e= > > > Jonathan > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > [email protected] > > Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group > Next Meeting: 1/23/18 > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=1KJtCYPjhzJSr_GaEeIkK4rhMMzaI1HL9FloX7bO5L0&s=0ikB4XWtosY4HOwzBq2AbKc7xq8g_tvhFT1K6DaDdg0&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
