Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, made the first public comment about the slowdown in the fermentation of apples.
On January 19, ABC broadcast an interview with Cook. Cook said in an interview, Apple will release a software update next month, allowing users to turn off the auto-deceleration feature of the iPhone.
As reported by the media at the end of last year, Apple acknowledged that the iPhone software update will reduce the speed of older phones. Apple said these software updates will reduce the application startup speed, browse the smoothness of push content will be reduced, while other properties will be affected.
In an ABC interview, Cook said Apple users should not be surprised by the slowdown because the company has done its best to make promises.
"When we (previously) released updated software releases, it did, but I think many people did not pay attention," Cook said. "Maybe we should be clearer."
Cook also said he does not recommend turning off automatic deceleration: "We tell the user that we are lowering your performance so that the phone does not restart unexpectedly, and you can turn it off if you do not need it. We do not recommend this because We think people's iPhones are really important to them, and you do not know when an emergency occurs, and all of our changes are for our users. "
Last month, Apple made a public apology after the speed gate was exposed, saying the slowdown caused by these software updates was meant to protect those phones with older batteries so they would not suddenly shut down. To further resolve the controversy, Apple took the initiative to launch a price cut for the old model battery replacement activities.
However, there are still many people are not satisfied with Apple's response. According to foreign media reports, Apple is currently facing allegations in many countries.
Reuters reports that Apple may face legal proceedings in France because of "decelerating" behavior. Last month's French law firm Stop Planned Obsolescence filed a lawsuit against Apple in Paris. According to French law, "plan scrapping" is not allowed, and companies found to have similar behavior are punished with a maximum fine equal to 5% of annual sales.
Israel also accused Apple of breaching its responsibility to the user because it failed to fulfill its disclosure obligations and therefore claims $ 125 million from Apple. Israel's lawsuit shows that users rely entirely on Apple's judgment about their use of operating systems and cell phones. Local consumers think older phones have to buy new, more expensive iPhones, "with the obvious intention of hiding information from users because it wants them to replace the old iPhone with a new one as soon as possible."
Israeli consumers have accused Apple of breaching their basic duties to users without disclosing that software updates can have a negative impact on their cell phone use. In the lawsuit, software updates have eroded the ability of consumers to browse the web, view e-mail and use a variety of applications. Before downloading an operating system update, consumers should have been aware of the potential slowdown.