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It might nominally be the holidays, but perhaps not for many people at Apple, as the company scrambled to deal with an ever-growing scandal over its decision to slow down iPhones with weak batteries.
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FYI: Downloaded 'Battery Life' App from iOS App Store. My SE showed 'Perfect,' but GF's iPhone 6 showed 'Average.' She'd been complaining about how quickly her battery was draining. :) Good Deal
Here is the link to USAToday article: Also, shows Apple's message in Settings > Battery (the message was on my GF's iPhone 6 and not on my SE.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/29/your-iphone-battery-causing-your-smartphone-run-slowly-heres-what-do/989762001/
Best regards and happy new year! :)
P.S. Note: I got the Free Battery Life App for my GF (ads included) but the Paid App for me (no ads.) I know, what a guy! :)