It is the controversy of the moment and surely you have heard of it, if it has not affected you directly: Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), has recognized that it slows down old iPhones to avoid malfunction. Given this news, it is normal to wonder if they can iPad be experiencing the same problem, especially considering that they are usually renewed less frequently.
Why Apple deliberately slows down older iPhones
As you surely know, the reason why Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), deliberately slows down iPhone older is because a battery in poor health May cause serious performance problems, even going so far as to make the device in question turn off suddenly. Those of Cupertino assumed that a drop in performance was preferable to failures of this caliber and has acknowledged that it has released updates that make their smartphones go slower so that they are more stable.
The reasoning has not convinced all users, in any case, so that to face the barrage of criticism that was being made, finally Apple announced that it will replace the battery of any iPhone for 30 euros. Initially, only devices whose battery was found to be degraded could benefit from this program, but those of the apple have ended up giving the option to any user.
Does the iPad also suffer from this problem?
Taking into account that, as we said before, the iPad typically they are renewed less and that there are even more tablets of the apple with a few years of life in circulation, surely many have wondered if they should suspect that there is a similar thing happening with them. It must be said, however, that there seems to be no reason to worry about it, as the experts explain us.
In the release of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), reference has been made only to iPhone and it is claimed that they are the only ones in which the energy management system responsible for the slowdown, so there should be no way it could affect our iPad. Probably they have not seen the need to do so at any time because the larger size of their batteries, their greater ease in dissipating heat, their less exposure to extreme temperatures, the less intensive use to which they are usually subjected and, consequently , also the lower frequency with which they are charged, make your batteries suffer less stress.
Important nuances
It must be said that this does not mean that old ipads do not go to experience certain performance issues, because any mobile device after a while is going to do it. In fact, the fact that this energy management system has not been introduced for them may mean that the units whose batteries are in a worse state of health may suffer the problem that this slowdown was intended to avoid (that they directly turn off) and overheating. Excessive, in any case, always hurts performance.
On the other hand, it is true that there are many users who still complain that the autonomy of their iPad has worsened much after having installed iOS 11. We must insist in this regard, that subsequent updates solve a good part of the problems that are usually found in the first version and that it is recommended that we carry them out, in the same way as it is to keep all the apps that we have installed up to date. If you still have problems, you already know that we have a guide to save battery in iOS 11 that you can consult.