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Wait, Google is A/B testing the emergency dial? What the hell is wrong with these people? We are humans, not a data science project.

phh 3y ago
<Emergency Calling app's team> "We've improved the usage of our app by 75% and average session time increased from 3s to 15s!"
tekla 3y ago
Man, I hope the medical field doesn't adopt your viewpoint.
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- friendzis 3y ago
  Akshually, medical field is exactly like that, with experiments clearly indicated and closely monitored. And I really hope it does stay like that.
- meepmorp 3y ago
  Medical experiments without the explicit informed consent of the human subjects involved are considered a big ol' human rights violation. Source: I've had human subjects training
jsnell 3y ago
Neither the GP nor the article suggest there's an A/B test, you've made it up.
MishaalRahman 3y ago
No, Google is not A/B testing the emergency dialer. What the previous commenter is referring to is a change in Android 12 where, by default, long-pressing the power button no longer brings up the power menu but rather the default Assistant app. Not realizing that the way to bring up the power menu now is to either access it through Quick Settings or press the power + volume up buttons, the previous commenter's friend started pressing the power button multiple times. (Not blaming that friend, just summarizing what happened.)
- Kwpolska 3y ago
  Who thought the power button change is a good idea? Turning off your phone might be rare, but if it's needed, you shouldn't remember some weird gestures. Do people really want to talk to the stupid robot that fails to perform basic tasks, or is this a way to improve metrics?
LegitShady 3y ago
Starting in Android 12 - hitting your power button 3 times in a row brings up the camera, five times in a row calls 911. Its not A/B testing thats for everyone.

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Wait, Google is A/B testing the emergency dial? What the hell is wrong with these people? We are humans, not a data science project.

by kramerger 3y ago

phh 3y ago
<Emergency Calling app's team> "We've improved the usage of our app by 75% and average session time increased from 3s to 15s!"
tekla 3y ago
Man, I hope the medical field doesn't adopt your viewpoint.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- friendzis 3y ago
  Akshually, medical field is exactly like that, with experiments clearly indicated and closely monitored. And I really hope it does stay like that.
- meepmorp 3y ago
  Medical experiments without the explicit informed consent of the human subjects involved are considered a big ol' human rights violation. Source: I've had human subjects training
jsnell 3y ago
Neither the GP nor the article suggest there's an A/B test, you've made it up.
MishaalRahman 3y ago
No, Google is not A/B testing the emergency dialer. What the previous commenter is referring to is a change in Android 12 where, by default, long-pressing the power button no longer brings up the power menu but rather the default Assistant app. Not realizing that the way to bring up the power menu now is to either access it through Quick Settings or press the power + volume up buttons, the previous commenter's friend started pressing the power button multiple times. (Not blaming that friend, just summarizing what happened.)
- Kwpolska 3y ago
  Who thought the power button change is a good idea? Turning off your phone might be rare, but if it's needed, you shouldn't remember some weird gestures. Do people really want to talk to the stupid robot that fails to perform basic tasks, or is this a way to improve metrics?
LegitShady 3y ago
Starting in Android 12 - hitting your power button 3 times in a row brings up the camera, five times in a row calls 911. Its not A/B testing thats for everyone.