Apple apologises for iPhone speed cuts to prevent crashing

The retail price of the iPhone X, which went on sale last month, starts at $999

Apple apologised to customers for software changes that reduced the performance of older iPhones to prevent unexpected shutdowns, while saying the company hadn’t intentionally set out to shorten the life of the products.

Aging batteries in the older iPhones contributed to the performance issues after a software update about a year ago, the Cupertino, California-based company said in a statement posted online. In response to customer complaints, Apple said it’s cutting the price of replacement batteries for iPhones no longer covered by warranty.

Apple has been confronted by a slew of lawsuits over the software tweak, which had led to noticeably slower