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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by alpaca128 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @06:25AM (#34567096)
But why not just limit such benchmarks to times when the phone is being charged? If they write internal guides on how to do this "thoughtfully" one would think they thought more about this.
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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by hardwaresofton on Sunday January 29, 2023 @06:33AM (#34567132)
Sure, they could (maybe they did, I have no idea) -- but note that George had this to say about the doc:

> The document included examples of how to run such tests. After reading the document, Hayward said that it appeared to him that Facebook had used negative testing before. He added, "I have never seen a more horrible document in my career."

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Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ... by TylerE on Sunday January 29, 2023 @06:47AM (#34567213)
Would not give representative data. Many devices have different power management profiles when plugged in.
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