{"id":151273,"date":"2020-05-25T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T11:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=151273"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:19:20","slug":"these-apps-are-draining-your-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/these-apps-are-draining-your-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"These apps are draining your battery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Smartphones are amazing and there is absolutely no doubt that the phones we have today are much better than the phones we had just a few years ago. That is not true, however, for the batteries that power them. Battery life is the same as it ever was. Mobile phone manufacturers haven\u2019t been able to move beyond a simple truth. For more battery power, you\u2019re going to need a bigger battery. It really is that simple. You can\u2019t have more power without having a bigger phone and phones are about as big as they can get.<\/p>\n

As a phone owner, however, there are things you can do to help squeeze a bit more power out of your Android or iPhone\u2019s battery. Yep, you should be familiar with your device\u2019s battery saver mode and of course things like screen brightness, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage, and battery health will have an effect too, but you also need to know that certain third-party apps will be placing a massive strain on your battery usage. If you delete these apps, you will immediately notice a difference. Let us show you then, the apps that are draining your battery.<\/p>\n

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Biggest battery draining apps<\/h2>\n

All the apps below are draining more than their fair share of battery. If you regularly find your phone dying before the end of the day, consider deleting any of the following apps that you have installed on your Android or Apple mobile device.<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/h3>\n

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Mark Zuckerberg doesn\u2019t just want all your private data, seemingly, he wants all of your battery power too as he owns the top three apps to make it into our battery draining list. Facebook, however, is by far and away the biggest of the lot though, and deleting Facebook from your phone will have the biggest effect of any action we\u2019ll recommend you today.<\/p>\n

The main reason behind Facebook\u2019s excessive battery drain is that it is constantly trying to spy on everybody all over the world. This means that the app on your phone is constantly tracking what you do and constantly trying to notify you about what everybody else on your network is doing. Think about it, Facebook is always running in the background, it syncs and updates whenever it wants to, and it is constantly updating contacts and software. This means you can limit Facebook\u2019s power usage by turning off all internal notifications for the app. Or you can just delete it altogether.<\/p>\n

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Facebook Messenger<\/h3>\n

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Hot on the heels of Facebook is Facebook Messenger. You know that app that extra Facebook decided you had to download as it was no longer ok to send messages to your friends using the Facebook app. Yeah that app that you shouldn\u2019t even need but do because a global corporation forces you to download it. That app is a massive battery hog that is likely causing your phone to run out of battery long before it needs to.<\/p>\n

The reasons for this are much the same as they are for Facebook. Messenger is a busy app, constantly buzzing away in the background and using a lot of your phone\u2019s hardware in the process. Fortunately, for anybody looking to save battery without losing access to the biggest social network on earth, you can download the Lite versions of Facebook and Facebook Messenger, which will use a lot less power than their bigger siblings.<\/p>\n

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WhatsApp<\/h3>\n

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We\u2019re now at number three on our list and as you can see, we\u2019re still talking about a Zuckerberg-owned app. WhatsApp is an incredibly useful app, so much so, that it is the most popular messaging app in the world. That comes as no surprise too, when you consider that you can use WhatsApp to text and call your friends and family, make video calls, easily send photos and videos, and effortlessly create messaging groups with lots of different people. Not too bad at all for a free app.<\/p>\n

The catch, however, is that WhatsApp uses a lot of battery power. The internet modem on your smartphone is one of the most power-hungry pieces of hardware it has. By sending all your messages and transferring all your social data over the internet rather than the phone antenna, you\u2019re placing more of a strain on your device\u2019s battery. The real kicker here, though, is that there\u2019s no real alternative. If you want WhatsApp to use less of your battery, you\u2019re going to have to use it less.<\/p>\n

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Google Maps<\/h3>\n

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Just like with your data, the other big guilty party when it comes to hogging your battery power is Google. In particular, out of all the Google apps, Google Maps is the one that is using the most of your juice. Google Maps needs a lot of data to accurately keep you up to date on your whereabouts. As we mentioned above, more data means more power.<\/p>\n

To limit the amount of power that Google Maps needs you need to go into\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0on your mobile and then scroll down until you find the Google Maps option. Once you\u2019re there select\u00a0Location\u00a0<\/strong>and adjust to\u00a0While Using the App<\/strong>. Another quick battery-saving measure you can do is turn off notifications too.<\/p>\n

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Snapchat<\/h3>\n

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Snapchat makes it onto our list today by being guilty of a number of the crimes we\u2019ve mentioned above. Basically, Snapchat is always on and constantly tracking and looking for something to notify you about. On top of that, Snapchat is constantly tracking your location so that it can tell your friends where you are and what you\u2019re up to.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019ve probably guessed, the best way to stop Snapchat hogging all your battery is to delete it from your phone altogether. If you don\u2019t want to do that, however, you can limit certain features and functions. You need to go into the Snapchat app and open\u00a0Settings\u00a0<\/strong>and select the\u00a0Who Can\u2026\u00a0<\/strong>option and hit\u00a0My Location<\/strong>. When you\u2019ve done that hit\u00a0Ghost Mode<\/strong>\u00a0and you should start to notice your battery lasting a little longer at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

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