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Re:Google activated battery saving mode on multiple phones, ... by 013a on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:46AM (#17984730)
Is this for real? Was it deleted specifically on Google Photos, with a local copy still available or possibly available if it hadn't already been cleared locally? Or was it a legitimate "reach into local storage and clear it"?
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Re:Google activated battery saving mode on multiple phones, ... by ehsankia on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:49AM (#17984741)
I'd be wary of believing some random anecdotal story with absolutely zero proof and very little detail.
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Re:Google activated battery saving mode on multiple phones, ... by laserBro13Fcali on Friday September 14, 2018 @01:28AM (#17984903) 

  anecdotal story with absolutely zero proof
If you lack real control over your device, "absolutely zero proof" is the new normal, and everything that gets zeroed out of RAM is rendered anecdotal thusly.
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Re:Google activated battery saving mode on multiple phones, ... by helthanatos on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:20PM (#17990076)
It was only local.
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