(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Apple apologized to customers Thursday for not being clear that the company slows down phones with aging batteries. Apple promised that it will “give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone’s battery” and let people see whether their battery's age affects their phone's performance. Apple is offering a discount on battery replacements to anyone with an iPhone 6 or later, the company said in a statement. The company said previously that unless it reduces the performance of its phones, the older batteries run a higher risk of spontaneously shutting down. A French consumer rights group filed a suit Wednesday that accuses Apple of degrading its old phones to sell new ones.

Source: Washington Post December 28, 2017 20:37 UTC