The newest iPhones aren't affected by software that slows iPhones down when they get old (AAPL)

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February 6, 2018 8:57 PM

The iPhone 8 and iPhone X aren't affected by BatteryGate.

In 2017, Apple issued a software update that began slowing down older models of iPhone when their batteries got old.
This software does not affect the newest iPhone models introduced in the last year, including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, according to Apple.

In a letter to Congress released on Tuesday, Apple that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X aren't affected by software updates that slow down iPhones with old batteries.

"iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models include hardware updates that allow a more advanced performance management system that more precisely allows iOS to anticipate and avoid an unexpected shutdown," Apple public policy VP Cynthia Hogan wrote in a letter to the US Senate. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were introduced in September; the iPhone X in November.

"The impacts of performance management may be less noticeable on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X," according to an Apple support document updated on Tuesday.

Apple has been under fire

Apple denies that it created the software update to "intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product."

Or you can always just get a new iPhone.

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