iPhone misleadingly accounts for FaceTime calls under "Cellular Usage"

Originator:zygoatcreative
Number:rdar://10740201 Date Originated:23-Jan-2012 01:02 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iPhone/iPod Touch Product Version:
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
23-Jan-2012 01:02 PM Ben Kennedy:
Summary:

In the usage statistics shown to the user, the iPhone accounts for the net duration of FaceTime calls under "cellular call time usage", whether or not the FaceTime sessions are conducted over the cellular network.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. visit Settings.app > General > Usage > Cellular Usage.
2. observe  the "Call Time" listed under "Current Period".
3. using a Wi-fi connection, engage a FaceTime conversation for several minutes or hours.
4. re-visit Cellular Usage, and observe the increase in "Call Time".

Expected Results:

No change for Call Time, since no cellular network activity was incurred.

Actual Results:

Call Time increments, despite the lack of cellular network activity.

Notes:

This is misleading to the user, since it foils any useful reporting of the actual number of cellular airtime minutes used.



23-Jun-2013 05:25 PM Ben Kennedy:
This bug still exists in iOS 7 (11A4372q).

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