Apple is in trouble again

During the May Day holiday, Apple's operating system has quietly released official iOS14.5.1. Now, The first batch of users’ experience results came out, and many users who have installed the latest iOS version are seeing there is a performance degradation on their iPhones, both iPhone 11 and 12 even performing worse than iPhone XR released years ago.The new system seems to “speed down” after upgrading.According to information, the upgraded version is 18E212. 

In the upgraded weekly report, Apple said that iOS 14.5.1 fixes a number of bugs and provides important security upgrades that are recommended for all users.iOS 14.5.1 is a minor version to fix and upgrade, which mainly fix the problem that some users can’t receive App’s reminding questions when restarting iPhone after they disabling “Allow Apps To Request To Track” inthe Settings.

In addition, iOS 14.5.1 also has fixed two security bugs related with WebKi. The bug, which could be exploited to create malicious Web page that lead any code executing. Apple has settled it in iOS 14.5.1 at present.Therefore, for those who has upgraded the official version of iOS 14.5, Apple suggests them to upgrade to iOS 14.5.1.In addition, Apple also released an update to iOS 12.5.3 for older models that can't upgrade or downgrade iOS 14. It’s a security update that also fixes bugs in the Web page. However, a problem arose when the firstusers said a "reduce iPhone speed incident" appeared after using the new system.Nick Ackerman, a YouTuber, confirmed what everyone suspected, and the results were surprising: both iPhone 11 and 12 perform worse than iPhone XR, which released years ago after upgrading to the latest system.According to some users’ complaint, comparing with iPhone 11, the video rendering speed of iPhone XR is more quickly. If so, iPhone 12 doesn’t have a good performance than the former version iPhones. At present, the old iPhone 8 perform normally. Few users also said that they felt a little bit stuck obviously after the upgrade. Some netizens complained Apple about iOS 14.5.1 seems to limit the performance.Developers said, repeated testing has confirmed that Apple has imposed CPU limitations on iPhone 11 and 12 series devices in iOS14.5.1, causing both devices to run slowly. This limitation is different from heat limitation. Developers have also tested it at low temperatures without heat, and the performance of the iPhone 11 and 12 are still significantly declined.

Besides, there is no speed reduction problem after other iPhone devices are upgraded to iOS14.5.1 system, so don’t have to worry about.By now, there was no official response from Apple about above situation.

Apple ever paid $3.4 million for“slow down incident”

“Apple reduce iPhone speed incident” means Apple acknowledged that their own software upgrade will reduce the speed of old version of iPhones, which triggered consumers’ dissatisfaction. In the face of scandal fermented around the world, Apple was forced to apologize in public. Through its website issued a statement, saying it wouldn’t shorten the life of any product intentionally on its official website. And at the same time proposed a solution that will replace battery for above iPhone 6 models out of warranty by price reduction.On April 11, 2018, Reuters reported that Israel Consumer Protection Authority is investigating Apple for slowing down older version of iPhones. In April 2021, foreign media reported that Apple would pay $3.4 million in order to settle a lawsuit over the famous "old iPhone stuck incident" to 150,000 Chilean users.

According to this incident, Apple company apologized to their users and reduced the cost of replacing iPhone’s battery from $79 to $29. Some experts said though took these measures Apple was still suspected of infringing consumers' right to know, to choose and to trade fairly, and violating the principle of good faith by slowing down the speed of older models.It is worth mentioning that a lot of things happened with Apple recently. According to media investigation reports, taking taxies by iPhone will cost more than other smartphones. However, the reporter found that the survey manuscript has been deleted.Previously, according to CCTV News, on April 27, the Russian Anti-Monopoly Service issued a notice that Apple would be fined 906 million Rubles (approximately US$12 million) for violating the Russian anti-monopoly law. The bureau determined that Apple abused its dominant position in the application market. Firstly, it hinders Research and Development personnel to develop monitor applications; secondly, the access rules of Apple App Store are not transparent enough.

In addition, in the United States, Apple has been sued for exaggerating waterproof advertise. According to media reports, consumers have filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing Apple of exaggerating the waterproof function of its iPhone. This lawsuit is classified as a "class action", and the 13-page complaint mainly focuses on Apple's waterproof function statement. In Europe, media reports that the EU Union antitrust regulator will file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple this week, accusing the company of restricting competitors unfairly in its app store. Before that, the music service company Spotify complained Apple to the European Commission.

The interesting fact is that iPhone 12 series even keep best-selling, especially iPhone 12 and 12 Pro series are very popular. In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, iPhone’s revenue was $47.938 billion, up 65.52% over the last year, accounting for 53.51% of revenue. According to Strategy Analytics,in the first quarter of this year, Apple shipped 57million iPhones worldwide, up 44% over the last year, putting it in second place with a 17 percent market share.Strategy Analytics appointed that in the first quarter of 2021, global 5G iPhone shipments reached a record 40.4 million. During the quarter, Apple's global 5G smartphone market share was 30%.