Not only that it drains the battery in the background but it also causes the music app volume to be toned down when you resume after looking at a video in the Facebook app. I always close the app after I finish using it anyway. But I do prefer the mobile site over the app. The mobile site is the only way to have both the Facebook and Messenger combined still as an alternative to two apps on your iPhone.
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Facebook Aware of iOS App Battery Life Drain Issue and Working on a Fix
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That's not a Facebook problem, but directly related to what kind of people you apparently associate with.
Of course they are aware of it. It was was no bug. It's like saying Google was aware of the "bug" that allowed it to circumvent Safari's security settings.
This has been an issue for me too. I have background app refresh off and no notifications for Facebook, and it still shows about twice the amount of background activity to on screen time in battery stats. I prefer the app functionality over safari, but it they don't get this worked out soon I will have to give in and delete it.
Exactly. People have been "suspecting" Facebook to be the primary battery drain on their phones but it wasn't until iOS9 that average people can actually prove it. So it really is pretty bad that FB didn't acknowledge this until now.
I was gonna say the same thing xD
I only have family and close friends on mine, makes it much more useful and less of a time-sink
Touché! But at least Pokémon is fun.you still play Pokemon and you're asking why people still use Facebook? hehe
Same for me.
But people are quick to blame an app for problems in their social circle. "Bohoo, iMessage is a stupid app, because my wife sent me a message saying that she wants to divorce me!!"
I deleted the app a couple weeks ago and just visit via Safari now. Resolves all battery issues ...and it's much easier to ignore until I'm looking for something to do. The mobile version of the website is pretty darn good.
you didn't read the article did you
Wow, chill out. I never blamed FB, I just simply said it was getting old and I was thinking about removing my account. Sheez, way to make a mountain out of a mole hill.Same for me.
But people are quick to blame an app for problems in their social circle. "Bohoo, iMessage is a stupid app, because my wife sent me a message saying that she wants to divorce me!!"
I killed mine for 6 months once but reactivated it after a favorite professor died. All the info about getting together to remember him was being planned on FB. I only really peek in to keep up with what people are up to. I'm just going to use Safari from now on so I can block the crap out of all the ads.
Click on the clock to the right of Last 24 hours / Last 7 Days toggle
Never mind the TMSC vs Samsung controversy - every time I go thru my friends phones with battery issues - its the same thing
1-Facebook/what's app running amok
2-Background app refresh on for everything
3-Location and Notification on for every app
4-App Store (music/app/books) auto installation on