Yes we all need to do it this. And either use friendly app or delegate fac book app and use Safari online version instead. That won't use up battery and load up Dara.
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Facebook causing large battery drain?
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Thanks for the friendly app recommendations everyone. Just downloaded it and gave Facebook a review. I noticed the battery drain but never knew what to do about it.
I personally haven't used the fb app ever since paper was released. I don't use fb much anyways, so paper works better for me.
This used to happen to me. I resolved it by turning back on background app refresh, scrolling down to facebook and turning it off, then turning off background app refresh again. Sounds nuts but worked for me. I no longer get any facebook background activity.
I'm not sure about Paper but Friendly does, just not nearly as much as the Facebook app. You can also turn if completely off if you choose.
If that's the case then I'll be using Facebook via Safari only when I eventually move to iOS 9.
On my phone, Facebook doesn't refresh until I open it. There's gotta be something else at play.
Hmm. Or maybe it does and I just never realized it. I guess I don't use Facebook much.
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I'm also seeing battery drain between 40-45% since upgrading the fb app yesterday. I tried deleting and reinstalling it hoping maybe that will help. I've also completely disabled location services (before I had it set to "while using the app"). For many versions this app has shown background app usage despite being disabled for background app refresh. I think this last version is the worst I've seen with battery drain. One thing to add would be that if the app is running in the background regardless of background app refresh, it is may also be using location services "while using the app" because it is being used in the background. I'm hoping disabling location services helps.
I just left a one star review on the App Store but I'm not sure that'll change anything since they already have a total of 2 stars. I would delete the app but my 6s plus lasts more than a day anyway lol.
Not sure, but another thing that bugs me to s**t about the FB app updates is it's often always boilerplate "we've optimized your fb experience blah blah blah" and it never specifically mentions what, exactly, the update "fixes." It's bad form.
You wouldn't be any happier if they told you they updated the ads and tracking functions. Just turn it on, shut up and let us track you using your battery power and consuming the data you pay for.
You have a crystal ball imagination. Companies like Facebook and Google make their money off you using your battery power and data. Follow the money my friend. Their revenue stream comes primarily from selling info about YOU, and YOU, and YOU too.
I'm sick of it and won't use em any more. What I do use and love are ad and tracking blockers in Safari. Wish there was something for apps as well.
Friendly is more similar to the Facebook app. It's not perfect but I like it better than the mobile site. Give the free version a try. It supports Instagram as well so if you have both you can kill two birds with one app.
Facebook updates their app every 2 weeks I believe. I always delete then download the app every time there's an update. Frees up tons of storage. Same with Twitter & Instagram. Everything is stored in their servers anyways so it doesn't matter. Except for your "Posts You've Liked" on Instagram. For some reason, those are stored on your phone.
I suspect ios9 as feedly, another of my fav apps now also has background activity despite it not even having an option for BAR. feedly support has also said its a known big with their app on iOS 9 and the next release will fix it. So hopefully Facebook is the same and they will actually fix it.