Apple CEO Tim Cookshared some interesting information about the new battery features it plans to offer iPhone users with a future iOS.
As you may know, Apple introduced last year a hidden “feature” that would prevent older iPhone devices with degraded batteries from shutting down suddenly under certain conditions, such as when the device is exposed to low temperatures or when the battery is at low charge.
The so‑called power management feature was first implemented with the iOS 10.2.1 upgrade last year for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s devices and was expanded a year later to iPhone 7 models with the iOS 11.2 update.
When iPhone users discovered that Apple deliberately slowed down their devices to prevent an unexpected shutdown because the battery was degraded, they filed a lawsuit against the company. Apple immediately apologized for the misunderstanding.
The company publicly announced a battery replacement program for $29 during 2018 for iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and SE models and promised to introduce new battery management features with the next updated iOS software version.
In an interview with ABC News, Tim Cook said that the next iOS 11 operating system update will allow users to disable the power management feature that affects device performance.
"We're going to give users the ability to view their battery health," Tim Cook said in the interview, noting that the change will be implemented in the next iOS 11 developer release.
