2017 Apple iPhone 8 & iPhone X

[Jman888]

some say not the phone fault cos they all look the same, if iphone x has become more popular in korea, the complaint will be even higher   

Chinese woman offered refund after facial recognition allows colleague to unlock iPhone X

Zhuang Pinghui

South China Morning Post 14 December 2017

 

 

A woman in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing has been offered a second refund after faulty facial recognition software on two iPhone X handsets allowed her colleague to unlock them.

 

The woman, identified only by her surname Yan, told the Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation that despite activating and configuring each phone’s facial recognition software, her work colleague was able to get into both devices on every attempt.

 

Yan said the first time it happened, she called the Apple hotline, but the staff would not believe her. Shen then went with her colleague to the nearest Apple store, where her colleague used facial recognition on the phone to demonstrate the issue to staff, according to the report.

 

The store said the camera might be faulty and gave Yan a refund. But the new iPhone X that she bought also had the same problem, prompting the shop to offer another refund, the report said. No details were given about whether the woman decided to purchase a third iPhone X.

 

This article Chinese woman offered refund after facial recognition allows colleague to unlock iPhone X first appeared on South China Morning Post

 

 

 

[DACH]

 

some say not the phone fault cos they all look the same, if iphone x has become more popular in korea, the complaint will be even higher

 

 

 

In Korea needs to use a combination with password, coz everyone looks almost the same.

 

[Nzy]

In Korea needs to use a combination with password, coz everyone looks almost the same.

 

[Mustank]

Heng sell off liao

[ins1dious]

Just use the fingerprint scanner lo. That one sure no one same.

[DACH]

Just use the fingerprint scanner lo. That one sure no one same.

No more finger scanning features in the newest iPhones. 

[zipping]

https://qz.com/1162402/why-your-iphone-feels-slower-after-each-new-ios-operating-system-upgrade-aapl/?utm_source=YPL&yptr=yahoo

 

 

There’s a reason why iPhones get slower after every iOS update

Hopefully this one still holds a full charge. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Written byMike Murphy

6 hours ago

Have you ever noticed that after a year or so, it feels like your iPhone is just a bit … slower?

You might not have downloaded any new apps or even been using your phone significantly more, but everything feels more sluggish. It’s an anecdotal story that you’ve likely experienced or heard others complaining about over the years. But it seems it really is happening, and it’s happening on purpose.

Apple confirmed investigations into the health of its iPhones as they age today, Dec. 20. A discussion on Reddit about iPhones seemingly speeding up after their batteries had been replaced led John Poole, the founder of Geekbench, a computer-monitoring software company, to research whether there was any truth in the claim. Poole found that Apple does seem to downgrade the performance of its iPhones’ processors (or CPUs) after their batteries hit a certain number of recharge cycles. This is seemingly because of an issue that Apple has had in the past with iPhone batteries that have caused the phones to unexpectedly shut down when they said they still had battery life. Apple offered trade-ins for some models of the iPhone 6s, but there have been rumblings that it has affected other models, and, as Poole’s research shows, the same processor performance degrading happened for him on the iPhone 7 as it did on the 6s.

Apple sent Quartz the following statement:

Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.

Last year we released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions. We’ve now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future.

Apple basically suggests, unsurprisingly, that it’s introduced this feature as a benefit for its customers, as it prolongs the longevity of the batteries in their iPhones, even though this essentially means they’ll be using a slowed-down phone.

One solution, as Reddit points out, is for customers to replace the batteries in their iPhones, as this will bring it back to life. But that’s not like swapping in a new pair of AA batteries on a digital camera. You have to make an appointment with Apple at one of its stores, wait to drop it off, pay $79, and then hope they can fix it at the store. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait three to five business days for Apple to send it back to be fixed. There’s no easy way to replace the battery yourself, and trying to do so could void your warranty.

While Apple may be suggesting that it’s degrading the processing power of its phones so that they last longer, there’s no simple way to get out of that situation. You’re either buying a new battery or buying a new phone. And there’s never been any indication on an iPhone’s software that it’s slowing down your phone to protect its battery, and no way of opting out of that decision.

As Poole put it in his post:

This state is created to mask a deficiency in battery power, users may believe that the slow down is due to CPU performance, instead of battery performance, which is triggering an Apple introduced CPU slow-down. This fix will also cause users to think, “my phone is slow so I should replace it” not, “my phone is slow so I should replace its battery”. This will likely feed into the “planned obsolecense [sic]” narritive [sic].

 

[Jman888]

 

https://qz.com/1162402/why-your-iphone-feels-slower-after-each-new-ios-operating-system-upgrade-aapl/?utm_source=YPL&yptr=yahoo

 

 

There’s a reason why iPhones get slower after every iOS update

 

 

 

i believe not only iPhone, every phone after 2 years will get slower when the updated apps take up more processing speed, same for android. 

[Genes]

i believe not only iPhone, every phone after 2 years will get slower when the updated apps take up more processing speed, same for android. 

 

android 6 months oredi slower :X

[dcb]

My new case for my X

 

[Kb27]

apple is smart.

intentionally slow down old phones, so you'll be incentivised to upgrade.

[Ben5266]

android 6 months oredi slower :X

You using Android phone meh?

Never use don’t anyhow claim ok?

 

[Mustank]

Just go handohone shop change battery lor

So many around

https://www.iphonescreenrepair.com.sg

[DACH]

Just go handohone shop change battery lor

So many around

https://www.iphonescreenrepair.com.sg

Some buey zai one.

Wait explode. 

[Mustank]

Some buey zai one.

Wait explode.

I see the ifixit

I scared liao

Better pay money do

[Kusje]

Just use the fingerprint scanner lo. That one sure no one same.

 

Actually, it has never been proven that no 2 person has the same fingerprint. 

[Wind30]

wow... I wonder if it applies to ipad....

 

I have so many ipads and iphones... I think iphone6 is resonable to slow down after 2 years but they are slowing down iphone 7 also???? common , its just one year... that is too much

[Lala81]

Actually, it has never been proven that no 2 person has the same fingerprint. 

 

good point. even dna sequencing is not absolute.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/14/why-your-fingerprints-may-not-be-unique/