Ex-employee raises serious allegations: Meta should deliberately let Facebook apps drain cell phone batteries

The practice, known as “negative testing,” allows tech companies to put more strain on smartphone battery power to test features or issues. This happens without the cell phone users noticing. For example, it tests how fast an app runs or how an image might load, data scientist George Hayward told the New York Post. Because Hayward refused to participate in those negative tests, he was released, he claims in federal court in Manhattan.