The study carried out by pCloud revealed which apps drain the battery of cell phones.
One of them belongs to the technological giant Google.
Less than 5 percent of smartphone users own a Google phone, according to a Statista survey.
The significant increase in the use of electronic devices such as smartphone It forces users to use more applications in order to stay connected throughout the day and with their environment, however, many of the applications that are used not only take up a lot of storage, but also consume a large percentage of the battery.
For this reason, the cloud storage company pCloud carried out a study where he examined some of the most downloaded and used applications on cell phones, both on the Android operating system and on iOS, to discover which are the ones that consume the most battery on the devices.
On average, the cell phone battery lasts between one or two days, but if it is used for content applications in streaming like Netflix, Disney +, HBO, among others, it lasts less than half a day.
These are the applications, by segment, that consume the most battery.
- Sports: Fitbit
- Social networks: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn
- dating apps: Grindr, Tinder, Bumble
- Seekers: Google, Gmail, Chrome
- Pre-installed: Verizon
Social media platforms, for Android, run 11 processes in the background, causing Facebook, instagram, Snapchat, Youtube, WhatsApp, LinkedInmost downloaded applications, end up consuming an unprecedented amount of the battery.
To solve the issue a bit, you can do the following:
- Access the Android device and enter Settings.
- Choose to see the details of the section “Battery”
- Open the option “Battery Usage” or “View Details”
- Touch the application in question and several options will be displayed, select force stop. This can also be configured in the “optimize battery” option.
Another of the applications that has been pointed out as the one that consumes the most battery is: Google Play Services and even if you think about uninstalling it, this apps It is necessary, since it allows you to connect the other platforms with other Google services, such as Access with Google and Google Maps.
Although it is common that it is ignored by the users, never opened or used, it is always working for the other applications to work properly along with the Android operating system, this surely causes accelerated drain on your battery.
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