How To Find Which Apps Are Draining Your IPhone Or Android Battery

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Every year, new iPhone and Android smartphones are released with various innovations that extend battery life. Interior space is small and battery capacity doesn't always increase with each new generation. But newer phones often use more efficient chips and screens, and the software is optimized for longer battery life. However, iPhone and Android users experience battery issues from time to time as some apps drain the battery faster than others.

We'll show you how iPhone and Android apps drain your battery so you can take the right steps to reduce power consumption.

Before we get into that, let me remind you that newer phones are less likely to have the same battery problems as older devices. The more years you've had your iPhone and/or Android phone, the more likely you are to experience battery problems. After all, the more you charge and discharge, the more the battery will begin to degrade.

Battery conservation tips and tricks for iPhone and Android devices

I will highlight the obvious solutions to iPhone and Android battery problems. You can always buy external batteries to keep your phone charged.

Plus, if you're an Android user, you'll benefit from much faster wired and wireless charging. This is a great feature to have on hand as fast charging will quickly top up your phone. But it can also ruin the battery.

While we're at it, you can turn on optimized charging for your devices, especially if you charge them overnight. So you won't let them stay on for hours after reaching 100% maximum load.

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Finally, you should always consider getting a new battery, especially if the battery is below 80%. This usually happens after a few years of use. For now, the alternative is to buy a new smartphone, which will provide a longer battery life thanks to more efficient technology.

If you do not accept these fixes or they are not enough, the next step is software. There is nothing you can do to optimize iOS or Android. And on that note, Apple and Google may be responsible for some improvements to the system for offline issues. They will fix this with a secret update.

But you control the software running on your iPhone or Android phone. You can change settings for apps that reduce battery life or remove them entirely

How to find apps that are draining your iPhone battery

iPhone provides some useful statistics to help you manage your battery. Includes statistics on battery draining apps. Here's what you need to do to find out which apps are consuming the most power on your phone:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Click on the "Battery" menu.
3. Wait for statistics to load
4. Then scroll down to see the apps using the most power
5. The "Battery Usage" section shows the percentage ( Show Battery Usage ) or the current screen time ( Show Activity ) by application .

Most useful here is the Show Activity menu, which shows how many minutes an app has been running on your iPhone. Here you want to focus on background activity .

This is when iPhone apps start off-screen processes. In other words, you are not actively using it. Any app that spends too many minutes in the background drains your battery.

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It shows your iPhone battery usage statistics for the last 24 hours or last 10 days . Better to check both before taking any action.

If some apps are consuming a lot of battery time, you can always go to the App Background refresh menu under the General App Settings tab. But still, some apps will run in the background, I'm looking at you, Facebook apps.

Note that some apps need to run constantly in the background, such as VPNs or music apps. You'll want to keep using it this way.

Alternatively, you can try limiting app usage to extend battery life. Or remove these programs completely.

The same principle applies to the iPad, as iPadOS offers the same Settings app as the iPhone, complete with battery statistics.

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How to find apps that are draining your Android battery

Similarly, Android displays battery usage statistics in the Settings app. Just like on iPhone, you can see exactly which Android apps are draining your battery, and you can take the same actions: turn off background activity, reduce app usage time, or uninstall apps.

Steps to check battery activity on Android:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Click on the battery
3. Go to the battery usage section.

As with the iPhone, background activity can be a major cause of app battery drain. This is what you want to prevent.

Unlike iPhone, on Android you can perform actions directly from this screen. To manage background activity, tap any app that's draining your Android device's battery the most. Android provides an advanced option that allows the operating system to decide when to allow an app to run in the background. Restriction would be the best solution.

Finally, apply the same principle to Android tablets to extend battery life

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