By Callum Booth
Ever think your iPhone got slower as it got older? Same. Well, it turns out we werent going insane Apple actually implemented a feature that slows down the phone when the battery has aged.
Despite it existing to stop your phone from crashing, many people were (unsurprisingly) quite angry when it was first discovered. To quell this tide of frustration, Apple did two main things: reduce the cost of battery replacements and launch a feature to turn this performance throttling off.
Since then, the furore had died down, but then Apple went and announced it would throttle the iPhone 8 and X too something it said wouldnt be necessary only last year.
That pissed you off? Do you want to be in control of your phones performance? Well, weve got your back. Heres a guide on how to turn throttling off on your iPhone.
Yeah!
First off, this will only work if your phone has experienced a battery-related shutdown.
Most of us whove had iPhones for a prolonged period of time will have had this experience. For me, it tended to happen when my phones battery was around the 2040 percent mark. Then, sometimes, itd just switch off.
Step #1: head into Settings
Self explanatory, click the gear-looking button thats (probably) hanging about on your home screen.
Step #2: find the Battery option
Scroll down and click on it!
Step #3: select Battery Health
Dont let the bracketed Beta dissuade you.
Step #4: click Disable
THEN IT SHALL BE DISABLED.
And youre done!
But what if I dont see that option there?
Then your iPhone is running at peak performance. The Disable feature only becomes available after your iPhone has undergone a battery related shutdown.
Anything else I need to remember?
As much as people want to believe the worst, Apple did throttle your phone for a reason. Having your device randomly switch off reason sucks. So, if you do decide to try and squeeze premium performance out of your ageing iPhone, just be prepared for this. And dont blame us, okay?
This article has been previously published on The Next Web.