Apple has apologized to customers for how it rolled out an update that can slow down older iPhones and is offering cheaper battery replacements to make up for it http://cnn.it/2E8A9zn pic.twitter.com/XY8t5SDCVG
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It's simple. If you were to modify the firmware of the device to undo Apple's precautions against battery problems you would end up with a phone that frequently reboots out of nowhere. You should be thanking Apple for keeping older devices working for so long.
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