Phone batteries seem like they last a few hours at best these days, and with so many applications on the go at once, it’s no surprise.
However, tech enthusiasts have shared the iPhones apps that use the most power on their devices and it’s rather eye-opening. No more will you have to settle for the red bar on your phone to be glaring at you while you struggle to make it within reach of a charger. When asked a user claimed it was their ‘camera app’ and wrote "It’s the worst when out on a long day taking a lot of photos and videos, so that’s why I want better battery life." Another claimed it was Apple music and TikTok that was eating up their power, because they ‘love a good doom scroll when I am home before bed’.
While there were many other apps that were hailed as the cause of a short battery life, there was one that most people seemingly agreed was the main culprit. It’s none other than Facebook. This could possibly be because a lot of people are unable to download Facebook Lite, which uses less data and functions. The app is only available for download through the Google Play Store, iPhone users would have to use Facebook via the browser version. However, there is a way to stop Facebook from ruining your phone's battery longevity. It’s by cutting off the app's ability to constantly refresh in the background, which eats up your data.
Not only is its constant refreshing crushing your data, but also its autoplay feature for videos.
This can be disabled on the app itself via the menu: ‘Settings & Privacy’ > ‘Media’ > ‘Media and Contacts’> ‘Autoplay’. Or you could just disable your notifications, which is equally as draining by: ‘Phone Settings’> ‘Notifications’.
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