Apple’s battery update: everything you need to know

No doubt it’s still fresh in your mind: Apple’s battery-gate. If not read first this item. To put out the fire, Apple offered to replace iPhones’ batteries at a rock-bottom price and to launch a software update as soon as possible in which users can gain a better understanding of their battery usage and disable deliberate slowing. Last week this software update came out, better late than never, and we explain it for you.

Check the Battery Condition

Before you continue reading this article, we recommend that you update your iPhone. You do this by going to Settings – General – Software update to go. Downloading and installing the update will take a few minutes to half an hour, depending on the speed of your Internet and your device. Once the update is complete, go to
Settings – Battery – Battery Condition
.

In battery condition, you will find information about the state of your battery and whether it needs to be replaced. You can also disable the delay function here. If you own an iPhone 5S or older, then unfortunately you’re out of luck. This feature is only available for the iPhone 6 and newer.

Maximum capacity

The first thing you see is the maximum capacity of your phone. Here is a percentage. This percentage indicates how full you can charge the battery. With a new device, it says 100%. The lower the percentage is, the shorter the battery life. Apple guarantees that the battery should still have a maximum capacity of 80% or higher within 500 charging cycles. Is that not the case and you still have warranty? If so, visit the Apple Store to see if you are entitled to a new battery. Via
this program
checks the number of charging cycles.

Peak performance

A head down you’ll find your iPhone’s peak performance. Here you can see how your battery affects the performance of your smartphone. This doesn’t give a percentage or anything like that, but it does give a text explanation. There are 5 options available:

Your battery is currently supporting normal peak performance

If you see this phrase, your iPhone’s battery is in tip-top shape and you won’t have to worry for the time being

Your battery is in poor condition

When you see it say: ‘the condition of your battery is significantly reduced. An Apple authorized service provider can replace the battery to restore full performance and capacity‘ then it means you have
a new battery
need. The maximum capacity is below 80% which means your battery drains tremendously fast or your phone has become tremendously slow.

Condition unknown

When you see it say: ‘This iPhone cannot determine the condition of the battery. An Apple authorized service provider can repair the battery‘ then it means you have a new battery from an unauthorized repair company or your battery was not installed properly. Visit us for a check and possible repair.

Power management function applied

This means the maximum capacity of your battery is between 99% and 80% and Apple is deliberately making your phone slower. Don’t you want this? Then click on
Turn off…
Note: Your phone may turn off at any time or the battery may drain faster than you are used to.

Power management function disabled

This means you performed the previous step. Do you regret this decision? Then you can’t just re-enable the feature. You must wait until the message from step 4 reappears. This happens when your iPhone is unexpectedly turned off.

Here’s what the new feature does to your iPhone

If the power management feature is enabled, your device is software slowed down to prevent you from running out of battery early. Consequences of this feature may include less fluid scrolling, apps starting up slower and working slower, less volume coming out of your speakers, not being able to flash when taking a photo or video, and apps no longer updating automatically in the background.

All in all, a handy feature that Apple has added, but from us it could be a bit more comprehensive. Do you really want to know about the status of your battery? Then stop by in one of

our locations


and we’ll do a free diagnosis.