Which apps are draining your phone’s battery?

There’s nothing worse than looking down and seeing your phone warn you that you have only 1% battery left, or worse, that your battery is dead.

No wonder it turns out that part of the problem is in the running app. Social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, and WhatsApp are the biggest battery drainers. They are in the top 20 and all 11 can run in the background. Android and Iphones refresh background apps regularly by default. This uses your phone’s battery and data.

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Background app updates aren’t as resource intensive as screen brightness or a cellular connection, but stopping app updates can help save battery and data when you really need it.

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How to check how much battery power a specific app is using?

For iPhone users:

• go to Configuration
• scroll down battery and tap
• Then scroll down to see the following list Battery usage by app

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Here you will see a list of your most frequently used apps and how much battery power they consume from your phone. Update the apps you use regularly. This reduces battery drain.

For Android users:

• go to Configuration
• Tap app
• Open each app you want to stop updating in the background
• Tap battery
• select from optimisation Also limited, Completely limit background battery usage
• Some Android users (depending on manufacturer) may also have access to a shortcut that controls how much battery all apps consume.
• Tap Configuration
• Tap Battery device care
• Tap battery
• Tap background usage limit
• turn on Put unused apps to sleep
• This puts all unused apps to sleep and saves battery.

Note that settings may vary depending on the Android smartphone manufacturer.

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5 ways to make your battery last longer

• Besides managing and regulating your phone’s apps, there are many other ways to preserve your battery. Long lasting.

1. Enable Low Power Mode

This saves battery life, prevents certain apps from updating, and limits services for other apps.

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For Android users

go to Configuration

Tap Battery and device care

Tap battery

turn on power saving

Tappower savingHere you will see some options.Turn off Always on Display, limit CPU speed to 70%, reduce brightness by 10%.

Note that settings may vary depending on the Android smartphone manufacturer.

2. Turn off location services for unnecessary apps

Generally speaking, GPS, rideshare, and delivery services are all you need to enable location services.

• For iPhone users
• go toConfiguration
• to tap Privacy and security
• to tap location services
• Find an app that uses this service and adjust it to one of the following: Never”, or ” In use “

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For Android users

Find the app icon on your phone’s home screen.

Long press the app icon.

tap the small Me in the corner of App information

Tap Authority

If you have allowed access to location information, the location information will be displayed below approved then you can turn off

3. Manage Background App Refresh

For iPhone users

go to Configuration

Tap Universal

to tap Background app refresh

Here you can turn it off completely or for selected apps

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• For Android users
• go to Configuration
• Tap app
• Open each app you want to stop updating in the background
• Tap battery
• select from optimisation Also Limited Completely limit background battery usage

4. Lower screen brightness

For iPhone users

Tap Configuration

go to display and brightness

Adjust the screen brightness to your liking.

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For Android users

• On unlocked devices, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen twice
• Use your finger to drag the brightness slider left or right to adjust the brightness

Android users may want to consider turning it off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning,the same asScan for nearby devicesThis automatically searches for open networks and devices and can drain your battery much faster than manually selecting a network or device.

• To turn off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
• go toConfiguration
• Tapprivacy
• Tapposition
• Tapscanning

Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning

Turn off scanning for nearby devices

• go toConfiguration
• Tapconnection
• TapOther connection settings
• eraseScan for nearby devices

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Cell phone connectivity also affects cell phone power. In areas with poor reception, mobile phones use more power to search for a signal. So what about spotty reception at home? Cell phone boosters can pick up and boost weak out-of-range signals so your phone doesn’t have to drain its battery from constant searching.I recommendSureCall Flare 3.0 Cell Phone Signal Booster.Extend coverage to multiple users in your home, reduce dropped calls, extend battery life, improve audio quality, and speed up data and streaming.

Also keep in mind that if your phone’s battery is draining at an unusually fast rate, it’s likely been hacked. Go to Cyber ​​Guy.com, click on the magnifying glass at the top of my his website and search for “stalkerware”.

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