Remaining Battery Time Algorithm Changed in Latest P4P Firmware Update?

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P4P Remaining Battery Time Algorithm Changed in Latest P4P Firmware Update?

Newest P4P on newest firmware is displaying 2:55-3:13 minutes left at 11 to 12% remaining battery. See bottom two photos below.
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All previous P4P's on prior firmware show 0:00 minutes left at 10% remaining and 52 seconds at 13% remaining. See first two photos above. Was this an undocumented change? Anyone else seeing this? Also, the remaining flight time shows wild variations of as much as full 5 minute difference in remaining flight time, over as little as a 1 minute period of time, midway through the flight. Reproduced with two different new P4P batteries on this new aircraft on newest firmware. Same iPad Pro with GO 4 used with another P4P on prior firmware with same battery still performs as expected. Any thoughts?
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This is a really good observation GadgetGuy.. I am curious to learn if it is in fact the case. DJI dont always tell us everything they change via the patch notes
 
Thanks! DJI plays their cards very close to the vest! The wild fluctuations in the remaining flight time half way into the flight are most disconcerting. Living with the change in the bottom number, if confirmed, will require a major adjustment, but the forced Autoland at 10% makes 10% being 0 remaining minutes much more sensible, which is the way it's been for some time. I would rather tolerate the incessant wind warnings of the prior version, and have a more accurate, stable remaining battery time midflight. With any luck, this will be all be fixed in the next update, along with all the 4K 60fps video glitches.
 

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