The Battery Issue

The Battery Issue: Stay in charge

Use these tips to keep your smartphone and other lithium-powered devices running in tip-top shape

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Apple appears to have closed the book on its iPhone battery snafu, with the release of its iOS 11.3 update last month.

Among the features in this software update is an option to turn off the performance-throttling feature affecting certain iPhone models, as well as tools to monitor the health of the phone's battery.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 18, 2018, with the headline The Battery Issue: Stay in charge. Subscribe