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> Other bugs and “features” would drain the battery so aggressively that several phones caught on fire, some injuring customers. We found ways to hide our actual power usage and circumvent protections that would have prevented rapid battery discharge.

Was it FIX Health? Their flagship app, The Outbreak[1] is literally the worst app I've ever installed on my phone.

I had to install it as a part of a company health incentive so I could get my HSA bonus, but that app is seriously so bad. If I opened it on my Nexus 5X with 30% battery remaining, the OS would immediately start shutting down. Sometimes it froze my phone at full battery such that I couldn't use it or even reach the lock screen again until I did a hard reset.

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FIX.TheOut...



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