Apple vows to be ‘more upfront’ over battery life

Apple has formally committed to be “clearer and more upfront” with iphone users about battery health and performance as part of a new agreement with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the government agency has said.

The authority raised consumer law concerns with Apple last year after it said iPhone users were not being clearly warned that their phone’ s performance could slow down because of a software feature designed to manage battery demands.

Apple has since introduced a range of new information tools and features that explain iphone batter y life and performance, but has now formally agreed with the CMA to continue doing so.

In late 2017, the tech giant caused controversy when it confirmed it had introduced a software feature the previous year which slowed down the performance of older iphone handsets in order to preserve battery life.

The firm apologised and last year also added a feature which enables users to switch off the performance management tool if they so choose.

Since then, Apple has added new batter y health monitoring tools to its IOS operating system, which allows users to track the health of their device’s battery, and now has a relevant support page on its website.