[EXPIRED] iPhone 6 or Later Replacement Batteries - $39 AUD from Apple

Ldust on 29/12/2017 - 11:30
Last edited 01/01/2019 - 16:54 by 2 other users

Apple to offer $29 battery replacements for a year as a way to apologise for slowing down of iPhones.

Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $50 — from $79 to $29 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, starting in late January and available worldwide through December 2018.

https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-battery-and-performance/
Thanks thewinchester for the AU link.

Mod: Insufficient details for upcoming deal. This deal is missing (1) A price for Australia (the price won't simply be the US price converted to AU $) (2) A definite start date.

This offer should therefore be re-posted as a deal in the future, once these details are known (AU price & start date). Moved to the forums so discussion can continue.

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- - - BargainKen on 29/12/2017 - 13:33
      
      +1
      
      @dragonindespair: Well, I did get the 7+ so I guess it worked. Got the X as well, but compared to the competition it looks like apple is playing catch-up again. Whilst its a nice phone, its still got a lot of catching up to do so the X is going back. What really cemented it was this battery-gate issue because when I raised it back when it first happened, they just shrugged me off and tried to make me jump through their support hoops when I knew all along the battery was (profanity). Even got to the point where I could extract the battery logs and see the voltage dipping below 3.5v. It was always under high discharge conditions, eg when outside, autobrightness maxes out and with a little bit of processor demands, the battery was unable to accomodate. If used at night when autobrightness was near 0, the issue didnt happen. Internal resistance does that. Problem is this was occurring prematurely, under 200 cycles on the battery. Even LiPo batteries used in RC/drones etc can do more and they are subject to way harsher conditions and discharge rates.
      
      Of course try explaining this to a CSO on the other end who's only line is "run the apple diagnostic".
      
      I figure for that amount of money, I should not need to be having to go to such lengths, I should simply be getting a satisfactory outcome first time (like back when the iPhone 4's were out) without having to stuff about with all of that. If i want to geek out, thats what android is for.
      
      Yes its a bit of a rant but when you fork out $1500+ for a phone, you expect better. Apple doesn't seem to share my view. Now they can get sued.
    - CyberMurning on 29/12/2017 - 13:39
      
      @BargainKen: then maybe its time to jump ship to a better sea.
      seriously, how could anyone stand on using itunes to put stuffs into a phone? yes i used iphones before. all jailbroken of course.
    - BargainKen on 29/12/2017 - 14:01
      
      @dragonindespair: Yup my note 8 just arrived today (N9500/256GB/Dual SIM) Even came with a cheap case and fast charger. My $1829 iphone X did not-go figure.
      
      I run both Android/iOS so not biased. You're only limiting your options if you pick a side :)
      
      Apple's SoC and storage (NVMe) is what kept me on their products, second to none. But their support and battery? not so great. My 7+ has been great, no issues with it other then the jet black finish has got all spotty which I cant seem to remove. Its been living in a case all along so no idea whats causing that and will need to look into my options. Its not scratched at all.
      
      Oddly https://supportprofile.apple.com/ is down the minute I try to login to find my case number from a year ago, how convenient.
rlycheap on 29/12/2017 - 13:32

+2

TBF though, I still see people going fine with their iPhone 6/6+ in terms of just average daily use. I still see a lot of my friends and family use the 6 or 6+, but it’s hard these days to see anyone using a galaxy s5, s6 or something like nexus 6p, which means apples doing something right in terms of preserving the lives of their old phones. Slowing down their phone a little bit is hardly noticeable, and if you were someone who is a power user that desires all the power a phone can have (4K editing? Photoshop?) you would probably be upgrading your phone every year anyway. For me, lowering the performance to increase battery life is a good trade off.

Htc10 user, my phone gets REALLY hot after 30 minutes of use LOL
- KBZ on 29/12/2017 - 18:34
  
  Slowing down their phone a little bit is hardly noticeable
  
  It wasn't hardly noticeable, I'm no power user but loading some apps were painfully slow and sluggish at times before the update.
  The trade off was hardly worth it.
  Apple should have made it clear from the start or made it optional.
- belongsinforums on 29/12/2017 - 23:38
  
  My htc 10 only gets really hot when charging and using large memory apps at the same time. Careful. My lg g4 got really hot and wouldn't turn back on afterwards.
Choc83 on 29/12/2017 - 13:43

Is it flawed product design, or is it ingeniously evil product design to force an upgrade? Is this goodwill or a damage control PR exercise?
thewinchester on 29/12/2017 - 14:22

+3

Official Australian price for this program has been released, $39.

A Message to Our Customers About iPhone Batteries and Performance

Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by A$80 — from A$119 to A$39 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, starting in late January and available worldwide through to December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com/au.
- kehuehue on 29/12/2017 - 17:47
  
  thanks my iPhone 6+ definitely got slower and annoyed me to hell that the 6 only series were included.
DiscoJango on 29/12/2017 - 14:31

+3

ive done a huge "i told you so!" to everyone in the past i warned about ios updates being one of the worse things you can do. why does my iphone work quick and fast, because i dont update the ios. and yes, all my apps work just fine.
- BrianGriffin on 29/12/2017 - 15:59
  
  +4
  
  you realise they are ignoring critical vulnerability fixes as well?
BrianGriffin on 29/12/2017 - 15:52

+2

reading through the comments, alot of android users pissed off by this news, why??
- darthsparrow on 29/12/2017 - 15:55
  
  I remember Tim Cook saying most of the non-iOS devices ended up in some bottom drawer…
Ivan Krazy on 29/12/2017 - 15:58

My friend’s iPhone 6 has been getting really slow and laggy. He had a temperature warning recently even though it wasn’t in a warm environment and didn’t use the phone. Told him to probably replace the battery as he was getting frustrated with it.

Just a really quick question which is slightly off topic. Is Apple able to replace my Apple Watch series 1 battery? It has been really sluggish lately and sometimes need to wait so long for something to either pop up or load which I haven’t experienced before or could this purely just be from the software updates that have been triggering this (or probably first generation)?
Toons on 29/12/2017 - 16:00

Apple were replacing the battery for free in some models that have been found to be sub optimal so i hope this doesn't mean i have to pay for it now as mine was within a batch flagged suspect and once it became an issue i could get it replaced at no cost

(https://www.apple.com/au/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown…) check your serial number here
Tm15 on 29/12/2017 - 16:13

wish this was for ipads too. my mini 2 is trash now that i updated
lufee on 29/12/2017 - 17:30

Wonder they will replace jailbroken phone
AustriaBargain on 29/12/2017 - 17:32

+1

Does anyone know if there's a way to tell if your battery has fallen to less than 80% new capacity?
- clarebear on 29/12/2017 - 18:11
  
  Mine says under settings-battery "your iPhone battery may need to be serviced"
  - Eeples on 29/12/2017 - 18:34
    
    Can u please take a snap shot?
- fozzie on 29/12/2017 - 21:54
  
  +2
  
  If you have a MacBook download coconu battery, tells you what percentage is left , how many times was charged etc.
  - AustriaBargain on 30/12/2017 - 14:34
    
    I do have a MacBook. Thank!
- ozdesi on 29/12/2017 - 23:36
  
  New iOS update will make this possible early next year
Eeples on 29/12/2017 - 17:54

iPhone se too?
- thewinchester on 29/12/2017 - 19:40
  
  Yes, the official link indicates that the iPhone SE is a model that will be handled under the program they launch in January.
NEGATIVEVIBESONLY on 29/12/2017 - 20:02

Sure Li ion batteries get old and maybe not hold charge for as long and capacity will reduce to 80% after 2 years. But it should not half the standby time and half the screen on time after upgrading from iOS 10.x.x to 11.x.x.

The battery getting old excuse just doesn't cut, Apple.
Dack Smith on 29/12/2017 - 20:27

-1

Everybody rabidly chucks a fit when Apple screws up

What about the Samsung explosions ?

Better IED than dead phone right ?

Every company stuffs up, it’s how they deal with the fallout that should be scrutinised in detail

I swear these social media people are becoming more intellectually challenged by the minute, soon their brains will shrivel to the size of a cockroach’s lol
- Schmendrick on 29/12/2017 - 20:48
  
  You're sounding unhinged and hysterical bro!
- joungs on 30/12/2017 - 01:10
  
  +1
  
  umm if i remember correctly there was a huge rucus for months about the note 7 catching fire? And Samsung handled that as best as possible imo so don't really get your point..
- peco on 30/12/2017 - 02:24
  
  There was a lot said and done about the note 7 battery explosions, and now rightfully about the iphone slowdown.
  
  Difference? I got to keep my 256gb sd card and other accessories that came with the phone while apple is charging you to replace your battery if you don't want a slow phone.
Ghogger on 29/12/2017 - 21:09

+1

Seems like german bargainers are a little more optimistic (or at least more easily pursauded):
https://www.mydealz.de/deals/apple-iphone-6-und-neuer-akku-t…
Bellpop on 29/12/2017 - 21:19

+1

I’ve had an iphone since the start yet I still think they are grubs. Everyone ‘knew’ something was going on around the time to upgrade. They are so dodgy and underhanded.

Earlier this year my iphone 7 was getting to about 15% battery and then switching off automatically. I took it to the Apple store and a ‘genius’ told me that he ‘hooked the phone up to the system, which shows (him) everything’ and that, in fact I was lying. Man it pissed me off.

Their products are generally good but their integrity is shithouse.
- eltito on 30/12/2017 - 09:38
  
  Poor effort on his part - I actually had the same issue with my previous iphone 6s plus, it would actually shut down randomly at certain battery %. Three times it shut down at 45%, and it wouldn’t let me turn back on until i plugged it in to a charger. The thing was once u plugged it in, you could have taken it off straight away because it was 45% charged.
- Flowerbomb on 01/01/2018 - 01:41
  
  +1
  
  I have experienced something similar to you, whereby the “genius” pointed out that I was lying about the battery life. It seems they take to the title “genius “ quite literally, and their opinion and alleged software cannot be wrong. Pissed me off as well.
bikuta on 29/12/2017 - 21:48

This becomes a no brainer if you have one of these old iPhones as it would be a lot safer to get the battery replaced through Apple rather than a third party phone repairer.

Personally I don’t think Apple is at fault at all, battery issues affect all phones not just iPhones. Android phones might not be as apparent because Android users generally (from what I can see) don’t upgrade their OS version as much as iPhone users.
- nobarginsarehere on 29/12/2017 - 22:35
  
  -1
  
  But I can take the battery out of my Andriod and replace it with a genuine spare in 30seconds
  
  Also, you are making silly comments in regards to upgrading
bluedufflecoat on 29/12/2017 - 21:55

I'm still on IOS 10.3.3

So… should I be updating then going for a battery replacement or just leave it at 10.3.3?
- DirtyMunchy on 30/12/2017 - 03:36
  
  You can stay on your current sw version.
fozzie on 29/12/2017 - 21:56

All the third party battery places will be pissed lol.
- muncan on 29/12/2017 - 22:17
  
  Or, we may be able to get a 3rd party battery replaced for $19.95 while we wait! The iPhone 6 could become the next Apple TV 2.
- dufflover on 30/12/2017 - 01:00
  
  +1
  
  yeah prob cos Apple will buy up all the stock of any 2nd grade batteries to use as all these warranty replacements ;)
nobarginsarehere on 29/12/2017 - 22:32

They are $10 on Amazon, but if you do it yourself warranty is void
At least they finally admitted the problem, even if they had to get caught

Maybe one day Apple will give you fools and SD Card slot, hahahahahahahahaha
- adepta on 30/12/2017 - 00:57
  
  -4
  
  SD card slots feel so ancient. Like cd/dvd drive on laptops were once important.
  Or even vcr/dvd/blu-ray players being an anchor of home entertainment systems.
  Physical media is less important now.
  Once useful, now forgotten.
  - dufflover on 30/12/2017 - 01:02
    
    Enjoy paying for your overpriced memory then.
    
    Sadly they set the trend though which is annoying but luckily for now still a few choices of phones with micro slots (since I won't ever need a 2nd SIM) and 3.5mm jacks.
  - nobarginsarehere on 30/12/2017 - 20:44
    
    So ancient, that's why they're in EVERY portable device expect an iPhone
    Why wouldn't you want the option to have some extra storage apart from the onboard MMC?
    
    If GoPros and other high end devices that require high bandwidth has them, why wouldnt Apple want to spend the extra few dollars per device to give their customers extra flexibility?
    
    Your comments about "physical media" are ridiculous. You are'nt inserting massive CDs or types into your devices every time you want something new. It's a tiny little part you buy for $20, insert once and never think of it again, ever
    
    Let alone the battery. They know they are going to degrade and fail eventually, why not give YOU the owner of the device the option to change it out like every other manufacturer?
    
    You are making silly arguments because you are personally invested and fail to see the flaws because your purchasing decision was correct
    
    Halo Effect Bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect
    - adepta on 31/12/2017 - 10:54
      
      -5
      
      Halo effect bias?
      Apple
      
      I run a Pixel 2 and had a S7 for about 9 months.
      
      GoPros and other high end devices that require high bandwidth has them
      
      So tell me this, technically, which has higher bandwidth and faster response times, embedded flash memory or a SD card? Why would you want more of the slower one when you could push for more on board if you're lacking in memory. They aren't even close.
      
      EVERY portable device expect an iPhone
      
      How many smart watches have SD card slots? (practically none) Or is that not a portable device?
      Nexus don't.
      Pixels don't either.
      Oneplus5/5T don't.
      Xiaomi Mi6 don't (flagship)
      Galaxy Gear don't.
      Half the laptops don't.
      
      Sorry I don't know your definition of every
      but this is what google will tell you.
      
      every
      ˈɛvri/
      determiner
      used before a singular noun to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.
      
      Seems like a mighty lot of exceptions to try and justify your own belief and halo effect bias..
      I haven't even had to sit down and research what else is missing a sd card slot in the portable segment.
      
      It's a tiny little part you buy for $20, insert once and never think of it again, ever
      
      So why not just get a device that comes with all the memory you need already onboard, if its 'never thought of again, ever'
      
      NOT only that but there's a whole development called the cloud, and a sim card that connects you to it on your phone for storage needs, that makes unlimited amounts of storage always available, and from ANY device. If you lose/stolen/destroy your phone or anything none of that data and information is never lost and you can replace the device and keep going.
      
      Go-Pro's and the like that aren't perpetualy connected to the internet so they need a form of storage and use SD cards as a transfer mechanism rather than for permanent storage.
      
      Google offers unlimited photo and video storage, couple that with streaming for videos and music and cloud data for important/secure file storage. Even google don't see a need for a SD card slot and stated in 2015 that Micro SD cards compromise performance and make things confusing for the user. This was with regards to the Nexus line and their future for SD card slots on their android phones.
      
      Apple
      
      Just because you hate on Apple, doesn't mean some forms of technology haven't passed this hurdle, there might be some use cases for SD card slots in phones but it doesn't make it not a relic technology for cloud connected smart phones with unlimited cloud storage/private NAS and a decent internet connection as well as streamable music and video.
    - lostn on 31/12/2017 - 16:11
      
      +1
      
      @adepta:
      
      So tell me this, technically, which has higher bandwidth and faster response times, embedded flash memory or a SD card?
      
      Depends on the MMC, and the SD card. You can buy cards that write at 90 MB/s. If that's not fast enough for you, I want to know what you're actually doing on your phone that needs faster speed than that.
      
      Tell me this, what car runs faster? A ferrari or a Mazda 3? Why would anyone want a Mazda when you can have a much faster Ferrari?
      
      Why would you want more of the slower one when you could push for more on board if you're lacking in memory. They aren't even close.
      
      Because you don't need that extra speed and it's not going to be utilized to its potential? See Ferrari v Mazda.
      
      Because of the massive price difference? Would you rather have 3-4X capacity at a speed that's more than good enough to record 4K video, or would you pay the same price for a bit faster speed that you won't even make the most of? The amount that apple charges for internal storage, you're right. They aren't even close. I will take SD card any day of the week.
      
      So why not just get a device that comes with all the memory you need already onboard, if its 'never thought of again, ever'
      
      So many reasons. I can't believe you don't even know why. It's not upgradable for one. The amount you get might be enough for you in the beginning, and then later down the line you realize it's not enough. But you can't expand it. You can't just go to Apple and say, can you add some more MMC to it? I'll pay you the difference. Nope. Your only choice is to buy a new device entirely, even though the rest of it is fine. Or you can add a microSD card in. Or replace the one you already have with a bigger one, which is cheap to do.
      
      NOT only that but there's a whole development called the cloud, and a sim card that connects you to it on your phone for storage needs, that makes unlimited amounts of storage always available, and from ANY device. If you lose/stolen/destroy your phone or anything none of that data and information is never lost and you can replace the device and keep going.
      
      Data limits. Extra battery drain. Slower access. Here you are talking about how fast the MMC is compared to SD card and how you should never go for slower storage, and then you go espousing the "cloud" even though it's orders of magnitude slower than accessing an SD card. So which is it? Is speed important or not? Not to mention you need to upload to the cloud in order to be able to access that data when you need it, which is even slower. So as a substitute for an SD card, you would advocate two way transfer between the cloud and your device. That is so much slower than just copying it to the SD card and leaving it there for instant access.
      
      Just because you hate on Apple, doesn't mean some forms of technology haven't passed this hurdle, there might be some use cases for SD card slots in phones but it doesn't make it not a relic technology for cloud connected smart phones with unlimited cloud storage/private NAS and a decent internet connection as well as streamable music and video.
      
      As said above, you contradicted yourself.
      
      Google
      
      Google has as much a vested interest in their product line as Apple. They are only one manufacturer. They make Android OS and their own devices using it. But they are not Android. Android is an open OS not limited to one company or its creator.
      
      Google sees Apple making money selling expensive MMC and decide this makes themselves more money also. But they don't stop a competitor from including an SD card slot.
    - adepta on 31/12/2017 - 21:46
      
      -3
      
      @lostn:
      
      Why would anyone want a Mazda when you can have a much faster Ferrari?
      
      Because not anyone can comfortably afford one? Do you think people the percentage of luxury car ownership increases alongside personal income levels? Do you think it may at all correlate in this crazy, crazy world?
      Or maybe why third world and developing nations sell way more low end phones per capita when compared with Australia?
      If a mazda was 90% the cost of a Ferrari, do you think it'd sell or be considered as much?
      
      Here you are talking about how fast the MMC is compared to SD card and how you should never go for slower storage, and then you go espousing the "cloud" even though it's orders of magnitude slower than accessing an SD card. So which is it? Is speed important or not?
      
      The previous poster literally was talking about 'high bandwidth devices' so I pointed out that eMMC is faster overall for their given 'high bandwidth' uses/devices. Do you not read? I clearly quoted before each section, but you tunnel in on statements, rather than context.
      Speed is important but data security is also important, and if you can have an option which is secure and an option which is fast for the vital things then isn't that the best of both worlds?
      Lets go with CPU architecture, do they design BIG.Medium.little or do they go BIG.little? For data use/storage you can opt for a modern combo of FAST.secure. with an eMMC + cloud solution.
      
      you need to upload to the cloud in order to be able to access that data
      
      Yes you do, you also have to upload the data onto the SD card. It takes more effort but less time with SD card, with cloud it maybe slower outside of the home but its practically as quick in your home wireless network if you use a NAS. Also you can automate cloud uploads with a few configurations on any PC or have a private NAS that anchors all data storage for the whole home, meaning all your data is always available whenever, wherever. No need for uploading because its online as soon as you load it at home.
      
      Lets look at an example:
      Using SD card at home -> Switch on computer, plug in, load file.
      Without -> (since phone is already on home wifi/nas) load file.
      
      If you ever try this complete set up you will realise how much more convenient the whole process feels. There's probably a reason why ozbargain went through a million NAS deals over the years. It may be slightly slower outside the home but with a decent wireless network set up and you won't feel a difference at all.
      
      Not to mention you can have all your data always available with this setup. Whilst an SD card you'd be shit out of luck if you hadn't put the file on before you needed it, and its still sitting at home. And the extra peace of mind from having the option to access anything anytime (if you forgot to bring or upload something) is literally priceless.
      
      I quote the Android Head of User Experience, Matías Duarte, on his description of SD card slots: "Left over from the paleolithic era of computing."
    - nobarginsarehere on 01/01/2018 - 16:00
      
      @lostn: Well said. I cannot believe he's arguing against having an SD slot hahaha
- lostn on 31/12/2017 - 16:15
  
  +2
  
  Maybe one day Apple will give you fools and SD Card slot, hahahahahahahahaha
  
  No chance. It makes Apple more money to sell you internal storage.
Strahany on 30/12/2017 - 02:43

-4

The insecurities of Android fanboys are out on show here; latching onto this and doing everything possible to blow it up. Apple are not infallible, and definitely have shady practises (read: great business sense). However, not everything is necessarily an evil conspiracy to force more purchases; sure, they could’ve given you the option to select greater performance or greater battery life. But Apple are a company that opt for the best, most consistent, and most simple end user experience. Therefore, for better or worse, they made this decision on behalf of their users, and is not a shock with respect to their approach to products.

Android fanboys should focus on “proving” their superiority over Apple by providing a consistently better user experience, rather than trying to cut down their opposition with petty hyperbole. Until then, I’m going to grab some more popcorn and enjoy the melts.
- smuggler on 30/12/2017 - 11:08
  
  Apple by providing a consistently better user experience
  
  Yeah, I disagree. You can't even use your phone like a USB mass storage device and no file manager. What kind of user experience is that? As someone who pumps his PC with multiple massive GPUs and an overclocked CPU, performance is important to me and I have no issues with Android. I use both iOS and Android. Can't really see the major difference like I can see the difference between a shitty mac and a gaming Windows PC when playing something like Battlefield
  
  Android fanboys should focus on “proving” their superiority over Apple by providing a consistently better user experience, rather than trying to cut down their opposition with petty hyperbole. Until then, I’m going to grab some more popcorn and enjoy the melts.
  
  Android phones are great if you want the latest in phone hardware and features. Most iphones don't even have OLED screens or wireless charging. They use el-cheapo screens from Samsung's wastebin of old-age technology.
  Trash Android-fan boys all you want, but many of them are engineers who profit from you buying Apple products.
  - jlogic on 30/12/2017 - 21:11
    
    iOS 11 is a lot better in this regard re the file system etc. does pretty much what I used fx for on Android.
    
    Only thing missing is a full fledged YT ripper. Can’t do the high def versions without seriously mucking around to remux the video and audio back again.
    
    Prior to Apple opening up the files and folders it was my biggest gripe.
  - tp0 on 31/12/2017 - 00:33
    
    -1
    
    You can’t mount iPhones as USB mass storage because it’s a massive security flaw. It’s literally the stupidest thing you could do with your phone.
    
    Also the LCD screens on iPhones are extremely high quality LG IPS panels so there goes your credibility. To be honest I prefer my IPS iPhone 7 over the iPhone X and other OLED phones. No blue tint on angle.
    - smuggler on 31/12/2017 - 10:12
      
      You can’t mount iPhones as USB mass storage because it’s a massive security flaw. It’s literally the stupidest thing you could do with your phone.
      
      No, it isn't. That's why people use Android. What's the security risk? How can it be the 'stupidest thing you could do' with your phone when billion+ people do it and Android users are far more tech savvy than the average Apple user like yourself.
      
      Don't ever plug your USB thumb drive into a computer then. Phones actually have software to guard against intrusion.
      
      extremely high quality
      
      Did Apple tell you that?
      
      high quality LG IPS panels so there goes your credibility
      
      No, they're not. They're HD screens using the same technology used a decade ago.
    - tp0 on 31/12/2017 - 13:46
      
      -1
      
      @smuggler:
      
      Giving a possibly infected computer write access to the file system of a notoriously insecure mobile OS? Yeah sounds like a great idea.
      
      And you’re right, I don’t use USB drives. They’re not safe and I have no need for them.
      
      Re the screens, it wasn’t Apple, it was respected display reviewers who told me that. Resolution isn’t everything.
      
      http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone7_ShootOut_1.htm
    - lostn on 31/12/2017 - 15:57
      
      @tp0: So stop infecting your computer?
      
      You would prefer no one ever plugs a phone into their computer just in case one person out there messes it up with their infected computer, while the rest of the world with non-infected computers shouldn't be able to either?
      
      You sound like you would really appreciate a nanny state.
      
      Btw, you CAN plug your iPhone into a computer. You can only access your camera roll though. But still, you're giving your potentially infected computer access to your phone…
    - tp0 on 31/12/2017 - 17:37
      
      @lostn: it mounts as a read only camera, not mass storage.
- nobarginsarehere on 30/12/2017 - 21:01
  
  What about the insecurities of Apply fanboys defending Apple?
  
  No one said conspiracy, they said Apple lied (over and over)
  
  You are defending them saying "yeah they lied to their customers, so what they are making money"
[Deactivated] on 30/12/2017 - 07:14

This kind of recall was probably already budgeted for. How simple it was to figure out through an app. Till it was discovered they have made a massive profit.
SuperFly 420 on 30/12/2017 - 09:07

For those of you who want to check your iPhone performance against benchmark, most of apps are now paid due to the battery issue, but not Antutu benchmark.

Download it here:

AnTuTu Benchmark by Beijing AnTuTu Technology Limited
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/antutu-benchmark/id803837129…

It doesn't give any comment on the battery but will show how is your iPhone performing.
Dack Smith on 30/12/2017 - 09:19

-4

Apple should offer free iPhone X as compensation like Samsung did with the Note 7 right ?

Beg for people forgiveness?

Apple is the ultimate evil unlike Google Android the saviour of humanity, guardian of the light, giver of freebies !
Mr Amayzing on 30/12/2017 - 09:37

+1

Now reads as follows:
Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by A$80 — from A$119 to A$39 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, starting in late January and available worldwide through to December 2018.

But thee rest of the artical is HOGWASH. The newer IOS updates with added features make iphones work harder for longer even though you havent changed any settings. This means the battery will run down quicker, so require more charges and hence wear out quicker.,

Apple should allow users to easily downgrade to older versions of IOS which were problem free for them. eg 10.3.3 was a popular, rock solid IOS and Id love to downgrade if I could.

Hellow apple! Can you hear us? This is what users what. Not to be shut out of downgrading
- Al123 on 30/12/2017 - 09:56
  
  -1
  
  It's a shame for Apple to charge its customers again, on its "UN-intentionally" fault or guilty.
- [Deactivated] on 31/12/2017 - 23:42
  
  This isn't the issue. The issue is that Apple have designed their hardware so that the CPU can only function at full speed electrically while the battery is in 'perfect' condition. Batteries degrade over time, and while other manufacturers built in some headroom so that a degraded battery could still run the CPU at full speed (albeit for not as long). Apple's much smaller batteries just don't provide enough current to run the CPU at full speed as they age.
  
  I experienced shut downs with 40+% battery remaining before they pushed the software update. The old software won't help fix this, it's a hardware problem. What they did with the software update was to hide the warrantable defect by slowing down the processor so that it no longer pulled more power than the battery could handle, this made it look like your phone was getting old / it was due to new features when it actually was a hardware fault and completely warrantable.
- bluedufflecoat on 01/01/2018 - 14:42
  
  I'm still on 10.3.3. When the new iPhones came out and software upgrades were being pushed, I consciously deleted the software upgrade. So 10.3.3 is the best one to keep?
  - [Deactivated] on 02/01/2018 - 11:39
    
    Put it this way, with the software update, your phone runs slower as the battery ages. Without the software update your phone shuts down without warning with 40-50% battery capacity remaining. As much as I hate Apple for doing this, the update is better than not, it's just the complete lack of communication which has resulted in people spending hundreds of dollars they didn't need to when they could have just replaced the battery. That and the poor industrial design.
    - bluedufflecoat on 02/01/2018 - 13:00
      
      Battery seems to be ok for the moment. The phone is about 16 months old. So… Upgrade software if I start having battery issues then go in store to Upgrade the battery by DEC 2018?
Al123 on 30/12/2017 - 09:54

How about iPhone 5S/SE?

Does Apple forget the NON-intentionally slowed down iPhone 5S/SE users?

Hopefully I can find a group of hundreds of thousands customers to sue Apple on iPhone SE/5S/5 even 4's slowing downs, or to sue it not protect the batteries as it did on 6& onwards? :)

The announcement seems not the end of the story.
- fozzie on 30/12/2017 - 16:12
  
  Se should be including because came out after the 6
- [Deactivated] on 31/12/2017 - 23:45
  
  The battery in the 4/5 etc didn't have the same physical fault so there was no need to fix it in software. My iPhone 4 still runs as fast as new and I haven't touched the battery.
  
  Lets be clear what happened here. The battery was designed too small for the processor. When this physical design problem started causing customers to show up for warranty claims that their devices were shutting down even with high % battery remaining, Apple released a software 'fix' which slowed the processor, making the issue 'go away'.
JTTheMan on 30/12/2017 - 11:30

+2

How is a replacement battery going to fix the problem of deliberately slowing down my iPhone 6?
- muncan on 30/12/2017 - 12:40
  
  +2
  
  Yes
  - JTTheMan on 30/12/2017 - 13:09
    
    how? my iPhone 6 plus is a refurbished replacement which I hope would have a new battery at feb 2017 but I have had a significant slow down with iOS11. I don't think replacing the battery will fix this?
    - muncan on 30/12/2017 - 13:17
      
      +2
      
      It worked for me, before it was cool. Do it.
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/323890#comment-5004395
    - CrushJelly on 31/12/2017 - 00:17
      
      @muncan:
      
      Same. Replaced my iPhone 6s battery a week ago.
      Battery life was beginning to degrade terribly, but also simple apps like the standard calls and messages app were slowing down considerably.
      
      Now… it's all back to normal. I hope to have another year or so with this phone!
- Brendoo on 30/12/2017 - 21:40
  
  The phone will not be slowed down if the battery is good. That's how the new battery fixes the issue.
  
  The software reads the battery condition and if it's degrading to a certain point it will slow the phone down to stop it switching off etc. New battery means 100% performance.
- DryScissors on 31/12/2017 - 07:00
  
  Read the statement.
  - JTTheMan on 31/12/2017 - 15:32
    
    -2
    
    But when I took my phone to Apple a few weeks ago they tested the battery as ok and couldn’t tell me what was wrong. I think iOS11 is slow on older iPhones regardless of the battery and that would make it a deliberate planned obsolescence tactic. I think they’re just using the battery issue as a distraction. My battery is not old but my phone is slow on iOS11
- muncan on 30/12/2017 - 12:40
  
  +5
  
  Only if it's late January when you're speaking.
exit on 30/12/2017 - 13:06

I just bought a second hand iPhone 6s+. I checked the battery wear level through the 'Battery Life' app and it shows that the battery is at a 16% wear level. Is it worth replacing soon? The phone seems to run fine but then again, I'm not exactly sure of the negatives with a worn-out battery other than reduced performance. Can anyone fill me in?

Otherwise, I might get a battery replacement towards the end of the $39 battery replacement period.
- fozzie on 30/12/2017 - 16:14
  
  +1
  
  Those battery apps are not the best, Use coconut on Mac, connect iPhone and it will tell you detailed history and capacity.
  - exit on 31/12/2017 - 11:06
    
    I don't have a Mac but thanks
asianbargain on 30/12/2017 - 17:03

+2

If they admited they slow down the phone, why don't do it for free? So they charge money to repair something they done? And yet people still OK about it?..smh
- wtfnodeal on 30/12/2017 - 17:59
  
  +4
  
  No. Whole thing is about the more wear battery the slower your iPhone will run. For example when new battery iPhone runs smoothly and lasts 2 days of use. After 6 months the battery is supposed to last only 1 &1/2 days at normal speed but the IOS slows down the iPhone by 20% in order for it to last 1 & 2/3 days etc. The battery wears out eventually regardless the IOS slows down your iPhone or not therefore Apple won't replace it for free but charge your $39 to replace the new battery so your iPhone will run at speed as it is supposed to. I agree not giving users a choice of sacrificing speed to get more hours from worn battery is dodgy but at least they give a damn about replacing your 2 to 3 years old iPhone battery at a discounted price better than Samsung ignores you as soon as the 6 months battery warranty expires.
- Jackkkkkk on 02/01/2018 - 15:59
  
  +1
  
  That's how the Apple Apologist Bandwagon was born :)
superkieu on 31/12/2017 - 10:01

+2
Apple to offer $29 battery replacements for a year as a way to apologise for "slowing down of iPhones."
Apple should have

release a new update to remove the deliberate ISO code that would slow your iPhone.

offer free Battery replacement for the effected phones.

After Steve Jobs died, Apple kept making stupid little mistakes, which I am sure was fueled by greed.
- smuggler on 31/12/2017 - 10:15
  
  +1
  
  which I am sure was fueled by greed.
  
  It's not solely their greed. It's their customers' greed.
kehuehue on 31/12/2017 - 13:28

Any update on the deal? Supposedly Apple has started the replacements already:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/30/apples-29-iphone-battery-r…
Drew Peaballs on 31/12/2017 - 15:21

If your device is still under warranty, would this not be part of a warranty issue? Excuse my naivety on this subject.
- lostn on 31/12/2017 - 15:50
  
  It's for people OOW.
  - Drew Peaballs on 31/12/2017 - 18:52
    
    gracicas
- [Deactivated] on 31/12/2017 - 23:36
  
  Phones started dying under warranty, so they issued a software fix that hid the warrantable fault until the warranty was expired. Bonus side effect, people's phones got slower and so more people felt they needed to upgrade.
smr23 on 31/12/2017 - 18:34

+1

They should be bloody free… All they want is $$$
- backslashio on 31/12/2017 - 18:37
  
  +1
  
  Well it is a business
  - neostarsx on 01/01/2018 - 10:22
    
    Apple are grubs, defective device and $300 billion in cash reserves and they still trying to charge $39 when it should be free.
    Going to hit them up for credit of my replacement battery $119.
[Deactivated] on 31/12/2017 - 23:35

I had mine replaced a few weeks before the X came out, because it was failing to power on sometimes, even after a full night of charge while still plugged in. It had been performing poorly as well. They broke the thing when replacing the battery and so gave me a brand new iPhone 6… The apple store employee of course, suggested I buy a new phone rather than replace the battery, but since I needed it for work immediately and the X wasn't out yet I didn't.

Now I wasted $100 on a battery case for it because a) the thing failed to power on even when charged due to the low battery and b) turns out it would have been going slow regardless. Great. Can't even take advantage of this.

Of course the whole 'powering off at 40% battery remaining' thing started for me about 12 months into owning it. Which would have been a warrant-able issue if they didn't slow down the phone to 'hide' the issue. Pretty disgusting.

Now if they had just said, hey, you need to replace the battery, it's $60, you can bet people would have replaced them and had a much much better customer experience instead of suffering a slow phone with poor battery life. Because poor battery life is something you can work around, a slow phone that dies, is not.
mojito33 on 01/01/2018 - 01:47

How can you tell if your battery needs to be replaced or if it is worth replacing it?
- HantuPocong on 01/01/2018 - 10:10
  
  There will be a software update soon (early 2018), where you can check the health of your battery.
- cosmos on 01/01/2018 - 16:58
  
  You can also take your phone to Apple store and they will check it for you (may need an appointment though). If your phone qualifies for a free battery then it is worth getting it replaced.

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