Batterygate

English Etymology From en battery -gate. Proper noun A controversy in which Apple intentionally slowed down the performance of older iPhones. en Jefferson Graham Apple's apology for Batterygate didn't go far enough w:USA TODAY https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/30/apples-apology-batterygate-didnt-go-far-enough/991153001/ 30-12-2017 Consumers riled up about Apple's Batterygate. We spoke to iPhone owners in the historic Gaslamp district of San Diego about Apple's admission that it slowed down older phones purposely. https://web.archive.org/web/20250616152903/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/30/apples-apology-batterygate-didnt-go-far-enough/991153001/ 16 June 2025 en Jason Perlow Batterygate: Apple betrayed its customers and now it faces a world of hurt w:ZDNET https://www.zdnet.com/article/batterygate-apple-betrayed-its-customers-and-now-it-faces-a-world-of-hurt/ 02-01-2018 Apple's Batterygate is a bit different than the Volkswagen scandal -- there's no direct environmental damage here (other than old phones prematurely destined for trash heaps) but the loss of trust the company is likely to incur might be just as significant. https://web.archive.org/web/20260804035815/https://www.zdnet.com/article/batterygate-apple-betrayed-its-customers-and-now-it-faces-a-world-of-hurt/ 4 August 2026 en Arthur Shi Batterygate: A Complete History of Apple Throttling iPhones w:iFixit https://www.ifixit.com/News/11208/batterygate-timeline 08-09-2018 If there was one positive that came out of Batterygate, it was an increased public awareness and support for Right to Repair legislation. https://web.archive.org/web/20260807190544/https://www.ifixit.com/News/11208/batterygate-timeline 7 August 2026 en Apple Inc.