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This simple trick can speed up your old iPhone in seconds

BGR logo BGR 9 hrs ago Yoni Heisler

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Over time, it's only natural for your iPhone to start slowing down
ever so slightly. This can be the result of any number of reasons.
You might, for example, be close to maxing out the storage on your
device. Or, perhaps more likely, you might have an older device that
simply runs a bit slower when running a more recent iteration of iOS.
Put simply, iPhone speed can be an issue on particularly older
devices.

No matter the reason, there are a few things you can do to make your
iPhone a little bit more spritely. One possible solution is so
bizarre that it almost seems made up at first glance. But, rest
assured, it actually works. Okay, here goes: if you want to speed up
your old iPhone, one thing you can do is change the "Language &
Region" setting to France. Again, it sounds absurd, but there's
actually a cogent reason as to why this works. If you're not planning
to upgrade to the iPhone 13, this tip might be of use to you.

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Apple's history of throttling iPhone speed and performance

Apple in 2017 admitted that it throttles performance on older iPhone
models. And while some cynics argued that Apple was simply trying to
encourage upgrades, Apple articulated that it was simply trying to
keep iPhones with older batteries from shutting down when under an
unusually heavy load.

Apple noted at the time:

    About a year ago in iOS 10.2.1, we delivered a software update
    that improves power management during peak workloads to avoid
    unexpected shutdowns on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s,
    iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. With the update, iOS dynamically
    manages the maximum performance of some system components when
    needed to prevent a shutdown. While these changes may go
    unnoticed, in some cases users may experience longer launch times
    for apps and other reductions in performance.

    Customer response to iOS 10.2.1 was positive, as it successfully
    reduced the occurrence of unexpected shutdowns. We recently
    extended the same support for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in iOS
    11.2.

    Of course, when a chemically aged battery is replaced with a new
    one, iPhone performance returns to normal when operated in
    standard conditions.

So while Apple was coming from a good place, many users naturally
felt taken advantage of. Predictably, an avalanche of lawsuits
against Apple was launched. Late last year, Apple agreed to pay $113
million to settle dozens of lawsuits filed by US states. This is in
addition to the $500 million it agreed to settle a number of
class-action lawsuits filed by consumers. You might also remember
that Apple, as a result, launched a battery replacement program for
consumers.

How does France come into play?

Consumer groups in France were none too thrilled with Apple's
behavior with respect to iPhone speed. Ultimately, the company was
fined nearly $28 million by a French consumer watchdog group. The
main thrust of the fine wasn't Apple's action necessarily. Rather,
the group took issue with the fact that Apple didn't tell users what
it was doing. Compounding matters is that Apple didn't let users who
upgrade downgrade to older versions of iOS.

All that said, Apple turned the feature off for users in France.
Consequently, if you change the language setting to France, you won't
have to worry about any performance throttling issues.

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