Apple apologized for slowing the work of the old iPhone and offered an annual discount to replace the battery

The Apple’s digging in her appeal apologized for the intentional slowdown of the iPhone with an old battery.

Apple once again explained that starting with the IOS 10.2.1 (2016) version slows down smartphones to prevent a sudden disconnection from a lack of energy. In the same appeal, the company emphasized that it has never intentionally shortly reduced and will not reduce the life of its devices to increase sales.

In addition, Apple reduced the cost of replacing batteries from $ 79 to $ 29 in the iPhone 6 and later models. The discount is valid from January to December 2018.

In early 2018, the company is also going to release a new iOS, which will allow users to track the condition of the iPhone battery.

After the company admitted that it slows down smartphones with a worn battery, residents of Los Angeles, Chicago, as well as five states of Illinois, Ogio, Indiana and North Carolina filed with it. They considered that the corporation deceives customers and behaves "immoral and unethical."