A former Meta employee reveals that Facebook apps are draining the battery of select devices.
It is often said that new updates to operating systems, as well as planned obsolescence, often significantly reduce the battery life of devices. As was the case with iOS 16, which drastically drained the battery of older iPhone models. But it is not the only thing that is harming the autonomy of Apple terminals…
Apps from the App Store also apparently have the ability to drain the battery of an iPhone or Android device. According to information revealed in an interview with The New York Postin which a former Meta employee named George Hayward He was talking about the illegal practices of Facebook.
George Hayward has ensured that Facebook can silently drain the battery of iPhone and Android smartphones in order to “perform negative tests” that help other users.
Negative Facebook tests reduce the battery of randomly selected devices
As George Hayward warned, he was fired from the company for refusing to participate in this series of tests or negative tests. These practices consist of draining the battery of a user’s smartphone under the excuse of testing experimental functions or solving problems about loading images or executing tasks, in order to improve performance of the applications.
“I told the manager, this can harm someone. And she told me that harming a few can help the great masses.”
George Hayward worked as a data scientist on the Facebook Messenger app, a messaging and video calling app.
By deliberately reducing a device’s battery life, Facebook could seriously harm a large number of users. Not only for the mere fact of doing so, but also because it could cause dangerous situations for those users who need to make emergency calls.
George Hayward worked on Facebook Messenger app data collection
The former Meta employee even received a document titled “How to perform negative tests”. According to his words, he had never seen a document as horrible as this in his entire career. Users of Facebook applications have no idea that developer companies have the power to significantly reduce the battery of a terminal intentionally. A practice that is completely illegal.
If you have noticed that your iPhone battery is draining excessively drastically, we recommend removing Facebook applications as well as following a series of tricks to improve battery life on your device.
