iPhone 6 slows down, what should I do? What to do if the touch screen of your smartphone becomes glitchy


Many users complain that their iPhone/iPad has started to slow down. Moreover, complaints are most often justified and related to various factors. I'll try to update the information.

But first, an interesting fact.

Did you know that there is a surge in requests for “iPhone is slow” or “iPad is slow” in search engines falls in the period just before the release of a new device (that is, July-October)? During the rest of the year, there are noticeably fewer such requests. There are several versions of this phenomenon:

  • psychological. Users learn about the release of a new iPhone and begin to feel that the phone is really slow.
  • beta versions. Before the new one comes out iPhone Apple is actively testing a new version of iOS. And naturally, not all bugs have been caught and are slowing down the iOS beta versions. Well, testers (and now with the advent public betas Anyone can be a tester) start writing. Although it is obvious that some iPhone 5S will run slower on iOS 10 than on the original iOS 7!
  • conspiracy theory. There is a popular version that Apple deliberately slows down devices before the presentation. Each new version of iOS specifically slows down older devices.
  • the most likely and logical reason. A year after the release of a new version of iOS, the system gradually becomes cluttered and begins to slowly become dull.

Why is iPhone slow? I explain with my fingers

At buying an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch it is assumed that out of the box the iDevice (and any gadget) will work perfectly. This is actually what happens in the vast majority of cases. Apple constantly boasts about satisfaction ratings from their purchases.

Over time, the following things happen to iDevices. The user downloads applications from App Store(well, what would we do without them?!), deletes them, periodically installs system updates, once a year globally updates to a new version of iOS, takes pictures, etc. Some people jailbreak and then treat themselves to tweaks. All this slowly, imperceptibly affects the operation of the system.

Moreover, the older the device, the more it slows down on the new version of the system. Let's take the popular iPhone 4S and 5S. After the release of iOS 7, everyone was happy. I remember that at that time iPhone time The 4S worked fine, the iPhone 5S simply flew. The release of iOS 8 with widgets and other goodies was accompanied by hysteria among iPhone 4S owners - the phone began to slow down. The owners of the iPhone 5S quietly rejoiced in life - one version cannot “kill” performance. iOS 9 is coming out - iPhone owners 4S are starting to get rid of the phone, the first cries of 5S owners can be heard. With iOS 10 there is a buzz that 5S is no longer a cake... So in 3 years the most cool phone The year 2013 turned into a “brake”...

iPhone slows down. What to do?

I'll start with the most effective and radical methods.

Golden Rule: If the system is on the device frankly slows down, then the best thing you can do is to restore the gadget to factory settings. There are two ways.

a) Reset settings. Settings->General->Reset.

Here you can first try Resetting network settings. If it doesn't help, then Reset all settings.

b) Complete flashing device As practice has shown, the most The best way. If he doesn’t help, then nothing will help...

The system with all these updates accumulates garbage. Despite the fact that some people sometimes claim that flashing is a waste of time, it has already been tested in practice more than once (including personally): flashing from scratch to the latest iOS improves the well-being of the iDevice.

iPhone and iPad firmware (+links to firmware). Important! After flashing iOS 10 and rolling backup copy wait a few hours! It is best to charge the device overnight; in the morning you will not recognize your system.

In both methods, do not forget to make a backup copy!

A) Don't laugh, but this is a banal reboot. Press Home+Power and hold for a few seconds. The iPhone/iPad will turn off. Then turn it on. It only saves you from some local failures.

b) Disable parallax and animation. I turn it off even on powerful devices and it feels like the system works a little faster.

Settings->General-> Universal access->Reduce movement. Turn on the switch.

But I would add to the advice in 2017: try both turning “Reduce Motion” on and off and compare the difference. For example, an iPhone 6 Plus running iOS 10.3 beta 7 with animations enabled was faster. On the iPhone 5S, motion reduction definitely needs to be turned on!

V) Close all applications through multitasking (press the Home button twice quickly, then swipe up to get rid of open applications). I knew people who didn’t close them for six months and were sincerely surprised when they learned that applications could be closed. Maybe you are one of them? I read an opinion that you don’t have to close applications in iOS 10 and the system works almost better this way. You can trust this opinion, or you can check and close it - it definitely won’t get worse, but it could get better!

G) Disable automatic update applications. Settings->iTunes Store and App Store. Turn off automatic downloads. It's a small thing, but it will add a little performance. Update apps manually.

This also includes background update content. In my opinion, this is unnecessary if you don’t clearly understand why you need it. Settings->General->Content Update.

It is far from the first Apple smartphone to have problems. But there are also difficulties that it is not always possible to deal with on your own. How to fix most common problems with iPhone 6s?

Battery

First on our list, and far from least important, is the problem of eski autonomy. The so-called “Batterygate” haunts many users, forcing them to charge their devices several times a day.

If a manufacturing defect is excluded, try looking at the “Battery” section that appears in “Settings”. There you will see a full system report on all energy-consuming processes. It will be extremely useful to find out which application is the most power-hungry. If nothing can be identified, be sure to disable automatic software updates. To do this, go to “Settings” - “General” - “Content Update” and turn the toggle switch to the “off” position. Interestingly, the Plus version is free of this drawback and “lives” for an extremely long time. In addition, in iOS 9, a power saving mode became available to users.

Interface freezing

This problem is not as common as the issue of autonomy. Moreover, as a rule, only users encounter such an opportunity. S-Plus works much more stable. In order to bring the system out of the “fainting” state, use a “soft” reset by holding the “Home” button and the power key. If freezes and freezes happen too often, try resetting all settings and restoring your data from a backup. Otherwise, contact the manufacturer and get a working smartphone in return.

False positives 3D Touch

A new version technologies Force Touch, which debuted in Apple Watch, as it turned out, does not always work correctly. iFixit engineers say that if you experience a similar problem, you will most likely have to replace your iPhone. In most cases false positives occur when there are violations hardware devices. But first, check in Settings whether 3D Touch mode is enabled and make sure the screen surface is clean.

Case overheating

Most Apple devices have amazing quality. Whether it’s all a matter of optimization, or a secret production technology, iOS gadgets were rarely subject to overheating. The only exceptions were The New iPad with Retina display and whose hardware was difficult to cope with such high resolution screen. However, the iPhone 6s was also susceptible to the so-called “stove effect”.

You can try to eliminate this trouble yourself. To begin, make sure that you Lately you did not run resource-demanding games or applications. It is also possible that in background You have a power-hungry program running incessantly that causes the processor to heat up. We strongly recommend that you go to “Settings” - “Battery” and check everything active processes. If you can't find anything suspicious, perform a good old factory reset and restore from your backup.

Hotkey"Home"

Last on the list, but not least important iPhone feature 6s is red-hot Home button with built-in Touch ID 2.0 scanner. As with the problematic 3D Touch module, you probably received a defective unit. We recommend that you contact the seller and report the problem. Do not leave problems unattended, then the device will serve you faithfully.

In mid-December, a Reddit user under the nickname TeckFire noticed that when the battery wear on his iPhone 6s reached 20%, the smartphone began to work much more slowly. Back then, few people took the news seriously—you never know what the geek “felt”... But December 21, 2017 Apple of the Year sent the well-known IT resource TechCrunch... a letter admitting that she deliberately makes the 2012-2016 iPhones slower!

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Why do older iPhones start to slow down?

Apple writes that it is forced to artificially lower clock frequency chips in older devices like the iPhone 5s, 6, 6s and 7. Why? The point is that due to increased load The processors of these smartphones periodically reach their maximum capacity and consume too much energy. This leads to spontaneous shutdown of the device and other problems with the gadget. If you leave everything as it is, Apple notes, this iPhone will last less, and the battery replacement time will come sooner:

“Our task is to offer users best conditions, which includes overall performance and extending the runtime of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries copes worse with peak loads in the cold season, with a low charge level or due to natural wear and tear, which in turn leads to forced shutdown device to protect electronic components.

Last year, we released a surge mitigation feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, and iPhone SE, exclusively for those situations where it was needed to protect the device from unexpected power outages under the conditions described above. We have now added this feature to iPhone 7 under iOS control 11.2, and we plan to add support for other products in the future.”

The feature Apple is talking about was added to iOS versions 10.2.1. Then iPhone users 6s began to massively complain about spontaneous shutdowns of their devices, and engineers from Cupertino found only two solutions: depending on the request for energy consumption, either limit the energy consumption of the chip, or divide the request into several cycles.

What should you do to avoid Apple throttling? Just replace the battery! User @sam_siruomu on his Twitter page reports that: the processor of his new iPhone 6 3 years ago worked with a clock frequency of 1400 MHz, while now the heart of the smartphone produces only 600 MHz. Replacing the battery restored the processor clock speed to its previous level, and now the old iPhone 6 runs much faster even on the latest versions of iOS.


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