7 apps that drain your phone's battery the most in 2024
These apps consume the most power on your devices (collage: RBC-Ukraine)
Every smartphone has its weaknesses, and rapid battery drain is one of the most common issues. Often, the culprits are the apps we use daily without considering their resource consumption, according to Mysterium VPN.
Facebook is a widely used social media platform that connects users through posts, photos, videos, and messages. It constantly runs in the background to fetch new content and notifications, consuming a significant amount of battery power.
Its intensive media use, frequent updates, and background processes make it one of the top battery drainers. Users can turn off background refresh and notifications or switch to Facebook Lite to reduce this.
Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social network owned by Facebook, has constant background activity, syncing new content and automatically playing videos, quickly draining the phone’s battery.
Its high use of visual content requires significant computing power and data, contributing to battery drain. Users can save battery by disabling autoplay for videos and limiting background data.
Snapchat
Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app known for disappearing messages and multimedia content. The app frequently uses the camera and GPS and constantly sends notifications, leading to significant battery consumption.
Its background processes and location tracking greatly contribute to battery drain. To save battery, users can disable location services and reduce notification frequency.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a navigation app offering real-time GPS navigation, traffic information, and route planning. Its continuous GPS tracking and background updates for accurate navigation consume much battery power.
On Android devices, users can manage Google Maps' battery usage through the Settings app.
The app also runs background processes to update maps and traffic data. To reduce battery consumption, users should turn off background location access and use the app only when needed.
TikTok
TikTok is a social media app for creating and sharing short videos, often with music and special effects. The endless stream of high-definition videos in the app requires constant loading and processing, which quickly drains the battery.
Background data and push notifications further increase battery consumption. Limiting app usage time and turning off background data will help save battery life.
WhatsApp is a messaging app that allows users to send text, voice messages, images, and videos, as well as make voice and video calls. The app’s constant background activity syncing messages and notifications significantly drains the battery.
Its frequent use of media and real-time communication features also contributes to high battery usage. Users can reduce battery drain by turning off unnecessary notifications and limiting background data usage.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing platform where users can watch, like, share, comment on, and upload videos. Video streaming, especially in high resolution, uses a lot of computing power and battery power.
The app’s background processes and constant data loading for recommendations and updates increase battery drain. Users can lower the video quality and reduce usage time to save battery.
Previously, we wrote about an easy way to check which apps use the most data and slow down your iPhone.
