Does your iPhone seem slow? It could be the battery that is the cause. Two tools to check it!

A
remark that often comes up with iPhone users with a model one
little old is how their machine slows down over time and becomes less
becoming less responsive as iOS updates progress.

A recent
thread on Redditon the subject has collected numerous
testimonials from users who have successfullygive it another shot
whipto their iPhoneby changing the batteryof their
device.

Here ishow to check if the battery is affecting the
performancesof your machine:

A slowdown of the CPU to adapt to the state of wear of the
battery ?

Following iPhone 6s problemsWho
turned off randomly, Apple launched a
free replacement programbattery for machines
affected.

Then noting that this problem affected a relatively large number
users, Apple had released an iOS 10.2.1 update which had to
priori reduces these random shutdowns by 80% for iPhone users
6s and 70% for iPhone 6.

But it seems from this
threadon Reddit that this update actually slowed down the
processor clock frequency and therefore the performance of affected iPhones
to prevent them from consuming too much energy and being subject to these shutdowns
untimely.

Since then, several users have noticed amarked improvement
performanceand the speed of their device in
replacing the battery with a new one.

How to Check iPhone Battery Health and Speed

If you suspect that your machine may be affected by a
processor slowdown due to a "defective" battery, it is
possible to make a diagnosis with applications.

So you can check if the clock frequency of the device is
lower than it should be using an app likeCPU
DasherX
available here on the App Store

It is also possible that the battery after several years of use arrives
At the end of its life, it must last at least 2 years according to Apple.

It is therefore possible to check the state of wear of the
battery using an app likeBattery Life
available here on the App Storethat we talked aboutIn
This item, however it must be kept in mind that the diagnosis obtained
with this app is approximate and this serves as an indicator.

For those who have an iPhone that is over 2 years old, but works
still perfectly fine, the question of replacing the battery for him
restoring tone, with an impact on the speed of the machine itself, could
so ask yourself... We will carefully follow the next developments on this
important topic!

What do the tests show with your machine?

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