PhotoFacing a barrage of criticism after acknowledging the existence of a feature that can reduce the processing power of old iPhones, Apple said Thursday that it would reduce the price of battery replacements to regain customers’ trust. The reduction of processing power, Apple said, was necessary because older batteries could otherwise periodically overload. But some users saw Apple’s revelation as vindication of their longstanding belief that the company had been purposely slowing down old iPhones to get them to buy new ones. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Get the Morning Briefing by Email What you need to know to start your day, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services.

Source: New York Times December 29, 2017 00:49 UTC