The Cupertino-based company Apple announced a major change for iPhone devices on Wednesday. The company has made good on its commitment to enabling users to turn off a controversial feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are running low, even though it indicated that it might take more months to deliver.
Back in December, Apple confirmed that software in its iPhone 6, 6s and SE models that deals with crises from ageing batteries, which likely slow down the phone’s performance.
Now the company is facing lawsuits over the issue and last week, Chief Executive Tim Cook said that Apple would soon roll out a software update to let users to turn off the feature.
On Wednesday, the company said that a beta version of its iOS 11.3 operating system would have a new feature to show battery health and recommend should a battery needs to be serviced.
The new feature will also allow users to able to see whether the power management feature that prevents unexpected shutdowns is on and can choose to turn it off.
Nevertheless, the company did not reveal exactly when that update would be available. Apple said that the update will be rolled out after the planned release of iOS 11.3 this spring that adds a slew of new animojis and features for its health app.