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Revealed: The Apps That Drain Your Battery Most

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12:24 22 Oct 2015


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Snapchat has been listed as the number one drain on your phone's battery.

A study by AVG Technologies into the apps that consume most power has listed Snapchat, Spotify and Netflix as among the top data suckers on your phone.

Snapchat has taken over from previous top power taker Facebook. It uses your phone's camera, Wi-Fi/data, and GPS all at the same time.

Other apps that drain your battery by carrying on working while not open include Facebook, Google Play and Words with Friends.

Here's what AVG found when it looked at apps and how they affect battery life:

Overall performance impact (auto-run at startup):

1. Facebook

2. Google Play Services

3. Facebook Pages Manager

4. BBM

5. Words With Friends

Overall performance impact (run by users):

1. Snapchat

2. Amazon Shopping UK

3. Spotify Music

4. LINE

5. Samsung WatchON

Highest battery drainers (auto-run at startup):

1. Android Firmware Updater

2. ChatON

3. Beaming Service for Samsung

4. Samsung Security Policy Updater

5. Google Play Services

Highest battery drainers (run by users):

1. Samsung WatchON

2. Snapchat

3. Amazon Shopping UK

4.BBC News

5. Walmart

Highest storage consumption (auto-run at startup):

1. Facebook

2. Sp-Mode Mail

3. Instagram

4. Facebook Page Manager

5. Google Play Services

Highest storage consumption (run by users):

1. Spotify Music

2. Chrome Browser

3. Amazon Kindle

4. Aillis

5. Amazon Shopping UK


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