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Developer suspects Facebook app is behind iPhone battery drain
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What about Viber? Is that just as bad?
I thought push notifications would've helped with this.
i dont know, it might be in the same boat. the link in the OP states "Apple's rules allow audio apps and voice over IP apps to run in the background and Facebook's apps are using these exemptions allowing them to run in the background and drain your battery" so i assume Viber falls into that category as well.
As far as I know, the Skype app needs to be opened so you can log in in order for you to be reached there. Viber on the other hand doesn't. So if you're scared that Viber will be battery consuming, just kill it after each use. You can still be reached.
Alright after multiple days testing this my battery life is through the roof. I am averaging 1 1/2 to 2hrs+ per 20% of battery life.
My usage is 80% we browsing , 10% twitter, Facebook, 10% texting/mail calls.
Before I would be lucky to eek out 4hrs usage
My usage is 80% we browsing , 10% twitter, Facebook, 10% texting/mail calls.
Before I would be lucky to eek out 4hrs usage
but did you turn on data service? So this 4+ hrs of usage was actually screen on time?
Because as of me i can only get 5-6 hrs of screen on.And by the way did the percentage on your phone drop constantly, i mean for every % dropped you get 5-6 mins of usage, because mine seems to have the first 20% from 100% it dropped slower than the rest, especially below 50% the battery drops even faster, i can only get 3 mins for every % dropped. It means for the first half 50% of battery I get 4-5 hrs of usage but for the remaining 50% I can only get 2-3 hrs. Can you check on that
but did you turn on data service? So this 4+ hrs of usage was actually screen on time?
And by the way did the percentage on your phone drop constantly, i mean for every % dropped you get 5-6 mins of usage, because mine seems to have the first 20% from 100% it dropped slower than the rest, especially below 50% the battery drops even faster, i can only get 3 mins for every % dropped. It means for the first half 50% of battery I get 4-5 hrs of usage but for the remaining 50% I can only get 2-3 hrs. Can you check on that
yea the usage was all screen time sending imessages and playing words with friends. i was at a point where my battery would drop 1% every 2-3 mins, now it doesnt anymore.
oh ok, so did you have LTE or 3G data service enable or only wifi?
Sorry if im asking too many much:"P. Whats your usage at the end then?
oh ok, so did you have LTE or 3G data service enable or only wifi?
i was mostly on a weak wifi connection at work, and strong LTE when i went outside during my 12 hour shift.
So before leaving work I charged my phone to 100% and totally shut down the Facebook app, before leaving I sent a few texts and did some light browsing and here I am it just dropped to 99%. By now I would usually be around 85-90% charged if Facebook was open.
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I wouldn't take this number as any kind of indication of anything what so ever, unless you believe it's fair to assume you're able to hit 50 hours of usage...
Obviously I don't expect that, but my battery life is greatly improved since I have been closing out Facebook when I am not using it. Their is some truth to this finding, and I am seeing it first hand. I am leaving work now and I am at 80%, with about 1 hour 30 minutes of usage and 7 hours 4 minutes on standby, I've had a few short phone calls and around 50 texts with some decent web browsing, and at work when I go into the basement which is quite often there is a significant drop in signal strength so I am usually at 1-2 bars if I am lucky, so all in all a decent upgrade in battery life considering if I don't bring my charger to work I would be at ~50% percent right now with similar usage.
somehow i get even better battery life by deleting completely facebook app, the reason for this maybe even if i close the app after each you, i would still get notification for new updates and it would trigger the app in the background without me knowing and its not even in the multitasking bar. So I guess deleting the facebook app might do the magic then^^
Nah, if that were the case the app would re-open. When you get a push notification, it isn't the app that gets it or sends it, it's Apple that sends it to your phone's notification centre. The app isn't any the wiser you just got a push notification, though this is due to change in iOS 7 and apps will get prepared for launch when you get a push notification.
Here is a fine example of what the Facebook app can do, mind you my phone was off the charger for about 3 hours and was 100% fully charged, I didn't use it for anything it just sat there it was connected to WiFi and obviously I had 4 bars of service and no other apps running besides Phone and Messages.
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Does turning LTE off not save battery life though? Was talking to a genius other day who said just use 3G ( as dont get LTE my area ) off when not required and just use wifi only when possible. As this helps the battery I got told.
Facebook App in iPhone 5 drains your battery
As I have seen in this forum, the title doesn`t seem to be recent news. Since I installed Facebook app in my iPhone 5 (about 2 weeks ago) battery started to drain horribly. The causal relationship was obvious. The suggestion written about using the mobile facebook site seems more sensible.
As I have seen in this forum, the title doesn`t seem to be recent news. Since I installed Facebook app in my iPhone 5 (about 2 weeks ago) battery started to drain horribly. The causal relationship was obvious. The suggestion written about using the mobile facebook site seems more sensible.