Keeping the user informed: Apple to update iOS with detailed battery stats and diagnostics

That's all fine and dandy, but there's still the issue that Apple did not inform customers of this throttling. People were buying new phones to get away from the slow operation when they could've remedied the issue by just replacing the battery in their old iPhone — a much cheaper fix. This is also the main grievance in more than a few class action lawsuits that have now been filed against Apple.

So, to prove that they are listening to the community, the guys at Cupertino have now promised that an iOS update, due next month, will bring us detailed battery stats and information.



This is actually a big deal — Apple doesn't really talk a lot about the hardware in its phones. It never says how much RAM they have, it doesn't talk about battery capacity and such mumbo-jumbo. The company is a firm believer that the user shouldn't concern themselves with numbers and stats as long as the device is working fast, smooth, and as expected.

The battery stats are also not really available to app developers. Yeah, there are tons of battery health apps out there, but you should take all of them with a pinch of salt as it is unknown how they acquire their data — they could just be feeding you random numbers alongside their ads.



It's worth noting that Apple does currently have a warning message in place, which will let you know if it's time you replace your battery. But it's unknown how far down the line it pops up — allegedly it will only show up when your cell is in a really, really bad shape — and is definitely not informative enough to let users know that this affects phone performance, not just on time.