OnePlus needs to rebuild trust after its shady app throttling tactics
(Android Central)

OnePlus went about it all wrong. OnePlus has been under fire lately over its decision to quietly implement app optimization in its latest flagship smartphones. However, while the act itself has been seen as problematic by some, experts are saying that throttling apps wasn`t the biggest problem. The main issue is that the company was not upfront about its decision to throttle app performance on the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. After an initial investigation by Andrei Frumusanu at Anandtech, it was discovered through benchmarking is that the OnePlus 9 Pro seems to perform worse than some of the best Android phones on the market when it comes to running many apps. This would include devices like the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, both of which use the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. Frumusanu points out that in regular usage, it`s not very apparent that this is happening. `In isolation, you`d probably not notice it...I hadn`t immediately noticed it myself,` ...