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Facebook and Messenger apps drain Android battery (iPhone too?)
Posted on 11/17/19 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 11/17/19 at 5:33 pm
The apps do not show up as heavy users in your battery stats, but they constantly do shite in the background that drains your battery. They claim to be working on fixing this, but it's been years now and I haven't seen much improvement.
If your phone doesn't last through the day, uninstall both the main Facebook app and the Messenger app for a couple days and see how it does. Pretty much guaranteed you'll get at least 3-4 more hours out of it. I get about 6 more hours out of my Pixel 2.
If you just absolutely cannot survive without Facebook, you can use the website in your browser, or there are several lightweight alternative apps that basically just wrap the mobile site and give you message notifications.
If your phone doesn't last through the day, uninstall both the main Facebook app and the Messenger app for a couple days and see how it does. Pretty much guaranteed you'll get at least 3-4 more hours out of it. I get about 6 more hours out of my Pixel 2.
If you just absolutely cannot survive without Facebook, you can use the website in your browser, or there are several lightweight alternative apps that basically just wrap the mobile site and give you message notifications.
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Posted on 11/17/19 at 6:16 pm to Korkstand
If I could send videos over sms, I would delete messenger.
Posted on 11/17/19 at 7:08 pm to tenderfoot tigah
Do you not use the Google photo app to send videos?
Posted on 11/17/19 at 7:26 pm to BhamDore
I didn't know about it. I will check it out. Thank you.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:00 am to Korkstand
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they constantly do shite in the background that drains your battery.
When you install the Facebook app you grant it permission to run constantly and access your entire browser history and all of your messages in any apps on your phone and send all of that information to Facebook.
Delete all of those apps off your phone and then delete Facebook. If you must use Facebook then go through your browser. The app is a literal data collection virus you allow on your phone.
This post was edited on 11/18/19 at 6:01 am
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:44 am to Nguyener
I have an app that mirrors my work desk phone to my cell. It's super functional for work but it absolutely destroys my battery life.
Maybe dropping FB would help extend it again. Though I use messenger a lot to send videos of my kid to my wife and family
Maybe dropping FB would help extend it again. Though I use messenger a lot to send videos of my kid to my wife and family
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:53 am to Hulkklogan
It sounds like the best solution for some of you would be to get an iPhone so the video problem goes away 
How is there not an Android iOS emulator yet?
How is there not an Android iOS emulator yet?Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:13 am to TigerinATL
I've honestly been considering it even though I've always been on Android
Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:49 am to Hulkklogan
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use messenger a lot to send videos of my kid to my wife and family
Use what's app or Google Photos
Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:58 am to Nguyener
I have no real issue with FB messenger other than the fact that I shouldn't have to use a separate app to send stuff 
In fact it's much more reasonable than those because most everyone has FB messenger so I don't have to have my grandparents, for example, to download WhatsApp or show them how to use Google Photos.
In fact it's much more reasonable than those because most everyone has FB messenger so I don't have to have my grandparents, for example, to download WhatsApp or show them how to use Google Photos.
This post was edited on 11/18/19 at 9:25 am
Posted on 11/18/19 at 9:21 am to Korkstand
If you are on Android, install the "Metal for Facebook and Twitter" app. It was specifically created to conserve battery and it has messenger built in.
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