Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?
What a pile of poop this thing is
I took great care of it too
All the updates over the years must’ve rendered it unusable
Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?
What a pile of poop this thing is
I took great care of it too
All the updates over the years must’ve rendered it unusable
Why didn't you take advantage of the well-publicized $29 (or was it $39) battery replacement? Turned my 6s into basically a new phone
Those batteries won't last more than a couple years.
I changed mine myself for less than $10, but I wouldn't recommend you doing it, take it to someone who knows what they're doing and have them replace it.
Engineered to not work after a while so that you have to keep coming back to buy a new phone. This is called planned obsolescence.
i miss the magsafe connector wrote:
Why didn't you take advantage of the well-publicized $29 (or was it $39) battery replacement? Turned my 6s into basically a new phone
It was $29.
You can still get battery replaced at apple store for regular price of $79.
New Battery wrote:
Those batteries won't last more than a couple years.
Of course not, but at least it would be an upgrade over what the OP is currently using and buy them a little more time and usage. I got mine changed out on my 7 back in November and it's been night and day. For $39, it's already been worth it in not needing to upgrade my phone, which is otherwise fine for me.
I also have a 4 year old iPhone 6 and mine's actually been working great lately and is still on the original battery. I'm hoping to get another couple years out of it which would be pretty amazing. It's been a great value compared to my previous Motorola Android phones, which were both unreliable pieces of carp after a year.
IOS 12 seems to have really improved things, unlike previous updates. There are plenty of articles out there on how to speed up your phone if you're having problems. The most obvious would be to update to IOS 12 if you haven't, getting a new battery, and deleting rarely used apps.
Or you could call Apple
It was $19 when I bought it. Just sayin'
Buy and install a new battery. The battery and kit to install it cost me $25. Worth it.
I have an iPhone 5S, works great. No battery issues at all. Plus, it’s a NORMAL size unlike the more recent iPhones which look ridiculous because they are so large. You’ve got a clown phone bro.
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I got an iPhone 6 in 2014. Still have it. 1 battery replacement and 1 charging port replacement in the last 5 years ($50 each I think). The battery won’t charge at all now.
Have an iPhone 7 Plus hand me down now.
I don’t get the obsession with always wanting a new phone…new car…etc. Does the phone make calls and text? Can I surf the internet?
I also have a 2003 Camry with 200,000 miles.
Alan
This will happen with all devices with rechargeable batteries like - they have a limited life, after which they need to be replaced.
So kudos to Apple for designing devices with rechargeable batteries that are designed to not be replaced by the user.
It’s fiddly but not difficult to fit a new battery. Replacements cost about £10 here in the UK and there are loads of videos on YT showing how to sort this out.
Planned obsolescence
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These crook companies make their money off of forcing people to buy "upgrades" and the newest versions. They purposely give them a few faults as well so you're inclined to buy th newest model. They are also microchipped, so they can be controlled externally and track you.
That’s a clown phone, bro wrote:
I have an iPhone 5S, works great. No battery issues at all. Plus, it’s a NORMAL size unlike the more recent iPhones which look ridiculous because they are so large. You’ve got a clown phone bro.
Lol you've still got one of those tiny phones
https://images.app.goo.gl/2S6zwpYYkuvbmHaB7Some of it could be the battery, but also the new apps use more memory and cpu and the old phones struggle to keep up burning a lot more energy to run them.