bilby2020 t1_j6h092k wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:40 AM

Reply to comment by nsfwtttt in Facebook secretly killed users batteries, worker claims in lawsuit by tyteen4a03

I am not sure. If they release a feature and that drains the battery by accident, then yes, they can be forgiven. In this case, it seems they knew it would drain the battery and still released the feature. Apple did similar wuth deliberately slowing down the OS and was fined. I hope the internal training document is revealed during the trial for us to know.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate#:~:text=The%20investigation%20concluded%20in%20November,about%20how%20it%20throttles%20performance.

nsfwtttt t1_j6h154s wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:51 AM

It’s really unclear from the article since the contents of the document and the guide are not described (other than “horrible”), as well as the scale of the tests.

Most likely the document contains standard procedures.

t0slink t1_j6hpttp wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:21 PM

You don't understand Batterygate either, probably because it's been so misreported on Reddit.

Batteries cannot consistently provide max voltage as they age. In order to prevent your phone from shutting down randomly - say, during a 911 call - they make the processor stay within the minimum voltage that the battery can provide.

Yes, it should have been an option, but most customers should leave this feature enabled anyways if they want a stable experience and a reliable phone.