“There are some apps that simply seem to suck away the iPhone’s battery life,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet. “Real-world testing of a raft of popular apps uncovers which have the biggest impact on battery life.”
“Since this is real-world testing, and your real-world is likely to be different to mine (your usage is going to be different, as are other variables such as Wi-Fi strength and such), so your mileage will undoubtedly vary,” Kingsley-Hughes reports. “Facebook: Without a doubt the biggest battery hog I’ve seen. Not only does it tear through the battery when it’s actively being used, but it’s also a huge hog when it’s in the background too.”
Kingsley-Hughes also finds Google Chrome, Twitter, Google Maps, and Skype – in that order – to be the 2nd through 5th biggest battery hogs of the 50 apps he tested.
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Which explains why heavy Facebook users are often the biggest complainers about “iPhone battery life.” Try using Facebook via Safari and see how much longer your battery lasts.
Failing that, get yourself an Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6/6s for under $100.
