Apple has seen "strong demand" for replacement iPhone batteries and may offer rebates for consumers who paid full price for new C/LR14 battery batteries, the company said in a letter to US lawmakers made public.."Thune said that in discussions with the committee "Apple has acknowledged that its initial disclosures came up short.Consumers so far have filed some 50 proposed class action lawsuits over Apple’s latest iPhone software update, which they allege caused unexpected shutdowns and hampered the performance of iPhone models of the SE, 6 and 7 lines.In the letter released to US lawmakers, amid nagging allegations that it slowed down phones with older batteries as a way to push people into buying new phones, the company said it was considering issuing rebates to consumers who paid full price for replacement batteries. Apple told the committee that it would consider extending its reduced-cost battery replacement program beyond 2018 if it can’t find a way to prevent sudden shutdowns in older iPhones without throttling processor speeds.

The company apologised and lowered the price of battery replacements for affected models from $79 to $29.Last week, the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission said they were investigating whether Apple violated securities laws concerning its disclosures that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Bloomberg reported.The letter, released by the US Senate Commerce Committee, also said Apple provided a phone-slowing software update in January 2017 but did not disclose it until a month later. He clarified on a tweet that his iPhone was working as expected after the iOS 11.Apple’s recent performance throttling debacle has hurt the company’s image pretty considerably.3 will bring the much-awaited solution to a problem that shouldn’t have existed in the first place.

Apple still suggests users of old iPhone users to get newer batteries in order to restore the level of maximum performance possible on the old hardware. iOS 11. iOS 11. People’s response to Apple’s secret vandalism made the Cupertino giant work on bringing a toggle switch to iOS 11 with the next update for all affected iPhones.3 really brings back the original speed," he wrote.3 Beta. "My iPhone 6 Plus benchmarks with and without the performance reduction.However, the screenshot attached to the tweet suggests that his iPhone 6 Plus’ battery has a maximum efficiency of 75 per cent which puts the phone at a fair amount of risk from unexpected shutdowns.With narrow bezels up front, the Note 5 Pro definitely attracts attention. However, instead of leaving you at a dilemma, we will elect one as the slightly better option depending on what you prefer — If you are a geek and care about things such as timely Android updates and a slick user experience, then the Mi A1 is your best bet. It is powered by Xiaomi’s favourite Snapdragon 625 chipset, which is also used in the ‘standard’ Redmi Note 5.