The strong management of energy demand by Apple on some older iPhone models in 2017 resulted in a $ 25 million fine by the Directorate General for Competition, Consuse and Repression of Fraud in France (DGCCRF). Apple has never opposed the fine and should show press releases on its website for one month.
DGCCRF position
The DGCCRF has issued the following statement:
Prompted on January 5, 2018 by the Paris Prosecutor to investigate a federal complaint against Apple, the DGCCRF has shown, in effect, that the owners of a particular iPhone they were not informed that updating the iOS app (10.2.1 and 11.2) they installed can reduce the performance of your app.
This review, introduced in 2017, includes a dynamic power management system that, under certain conditions and especially when batteries are worn out, may reduce the performance of the models. IPhone 6, SE and 7. Unable to return to the previous version of the operating system, many consumers would be forced to change their batteries or buy a new phone.
Technically a lack of data on customers means "tricky trading."
Apple's stand
He chemical aging of batteries due to their general use, they are unable to provide the same functionality. In cases where the phone asks for a large amount of electrical power, if the battery is unable to supply it, it will turn off unexpectedly. After this abrupt startup, the power control system imposes the required power requirement on the battery to prevent the situation from repeating itself, this limitation causes, in some cases, devices to respond slowly.
Apple described the situation in 2017 as follows:
Our goal is to provide the best customer experience, including standard functionality and extending the life of your devices. Lithium-ion batteries are less likely to meet high power requirements when cold, have low battery chargers or when growing over time, which can lead to the device unexpectedly closes to protect its electronic components".
And in the form of compensation Apple reduced the amount of battery replacement to 29 euros (of an average of 69 or 79 euros) of recurring activity throughout the year 2018. Apple has also introduced changes to the power management system for the new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro to reduce the impact of tired batteries.
Finally the fact that this a new feature will not be announced in the notes of the version you installed is what has led to many company cases. The French government's fines are similar to those imposed by Italy in 2019.
