“If I had to name one App Store app that can negatively affect the performance of your iPhone, it’s Facebook,” Allyson Kazmucha writes for iMore.
“Not only can it eat tremendous amounts of storage, some of the things it does in the background also seem to chew through battery, and make your iPhone run like crap in general,” Kazmucha writes. “It’s an issue countless friends and family members run into over and over again. From freezing issues to out of storage messages to constant battery drain, Facebook almost always seems to be the culprit.”
Kazmucha writes, “So in this very special edition of iOS Help, we’re going to take a look at why Facebook makes your iPhone do strange things as well as what you can do to keep it in check.”
Find out how to stop Facebook from killing your iPhone’s performance here.
Just don’t use Facebook at all, you will live a happier life.
Amen Brother!
I’m about ready to ditch every social meme. For the World Wide Web to have companies with a categorizing name as Social Network, I’ve found it not to be so social!
The word “happier” isn’t really needed in order for that to be true, Marco.
1) Delete Facebook from your iPhone.
Problem solved.
Get rid of it. problem solved. 😊
Facebook is my news aggregator. I’m subscribed to 10-15 news sources of various kinds, and friends’ feeds too. For me it’s incredibly convenient and useful.
That was the primary reason for me. Then it just got to be a hassle with all of the other stuff. I rarely use it now unless someone contacts me.
Why do you want FB to snoop what you are reading? Use Feedly and/or Zite, nice free services on the web and phone apps.
I have found one good use for FaceBook: to store my Candy Crush Saga & Soda scores and Levels.
The only reason I keep it is if my iPad takes a nosedive, I have to restore it and lose my place. It took me a year to get to level 521 and that’s a very long way if I had to start over.
If you actually go to the article and read it, the solution is: Delete the Facebook app and use Safari instead.
I have no problems with the app, use it daily, but the article looks worth a read.
Even better, when in Safari you can save it to your Home Screen. I’ve never noticed that function before, but it left a FB icon (looks EXACTLY like the FB app icon) and voila! tap it and instant link to your FB page through Safari.
Yes. Delete that POS. Your life will be better instantly.
If only life were that easy trolldude. I have been trying to delete you for a very long time but you keep coming back. Now, get back under your bridge where you belong.
Keep licking my ass. It feels good bitch.
If you use FB for news, it’s best to use the Paper app.
Wow! Using it in safari also gives you back access to your messages without that terrible asshole messages app. Fuck that thing. I just deleted the app to never again be installed, also going to write a one star review offering the suggestion to everyone on the App Store too.
So, sadly, I just noticed the top five free apps in the App Store right now all have tons of 1-star reviews. Wth?! It’s like they’re so successful the developers just stopped caring if the app was actually useful.
I fixed the problem. I just deleted the app. Thanks for the info.
Me too! 😀
I think this article was perfect for those of us on the fence of deleting the damn thing. Thanks for the suggestive push, MDN.
Even better, when in Safari you can save it to your Home Screen. I’ve never seen that function before, but it left a FB icon (looks EXACTLY like the FB app icon) and voila! tap it and instant link to my page thorugh Safari.
I never downloaded it in the first place.
What a simple but effective idea. Both the FB and Messenger apps are gone from my phone. One step closer to kicking the crack habit. The last step is to delete the account but I can’t seem to do that – it is a useful means of communications from time to time.
Uninstall. Problem solved.
I listen to streaming radio in the mornings. Have to close out of FB to keep the stream going. Took me a while to learn, but FB is absolutely the culprit. So I try to FB first, then close it for the rest of the day. Much better (for those who can’t seem to kick the habit).