A VERY popular app with more than a billion users can seriously drain your smartphone battery.
Some people may be better off deleting it altogether for the sake of their battery health.
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Leon Bierhals, the CTO of the Women’s Research and Education Institute (WREI), told She Finds that Instagram is one of the most draining apps available to iPhone users.
“Deleting Facebook can save you up to 20 per cent of your battery life, and deleting Instagram can save you up to 25 per cent,” she said.
Social media apps run in the background on your device and are known to be big culprits when it comes to depleting your charge.
Apps that are constantly running in the background of your device are usually accessing a wide range of permissions.
This is draining for your iPhone battery, even when you think you’re not using your device that much.
If you notice your battery drains quickly, then apps like Facebook could be part of the problem.
Bierhal suggested deleting Instagram or Facebook as a solution for people struggling with their battery life – particularly if they are not apps that are used often.
However, you can also change your settings so the apps aren’t refreshing in the background.
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Alternatively, you can simply access the social media platforms via your browser to avoid the battery woes that come with having the app.
You can also easily set screen time restrictions for apps on iPhone and Android.
Apps aren’t the only thing you need to worry about when it comes to your battery.
For the best battery health, you should use the power adapter that comes with your phone and replace it with legitimate versions.
Keep it cool and charge it as much or as little as needed.
If you urgently need to conserve battery, the best thing to do is turn on Airplane mode.
Turning your phone off while you’re not using it for long periods also conserves battery.
