The typical device upgrade cycle at wireless carriers in the United States is two years, but Apple’s iPhones tend to remain quite usable for even longer than that. As is the case with any computer, tablet or smartphone though, things tend to slow down over time. There are plenty of factors that contribute to this slowdown, and some of them are beyond our control. For example, as new software updates are applied, older processors and other aging components might not be able to handle the new load as well as they used to.
While hardware limitations are insurmountable, there are some things that can be done to speed up a slowing iPhone.
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