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What drains the battery on a smartphone the most? These Apps Are Draining Your Phone Battery Right Now

What drains the battery on a smartphone the most? These Apps Are Draining Your Phone Battery Right Now

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Hello Mi fans! Applications on your smartphone continue to work even when you are not using the device. In this case, the battery charge may be seriously reduced. The result is that the phone does not survive until the evening without charging. You can find such applications and make them energy efficient using standard Android 9 tools. What do applications do in the background? A smartphone usually has at least 40-50 applications installed. You can go to the list yourself and count the icons. It is difficult to keep track of the activity of each program. Background activity is usually related to: Receiving new messages. For example, this is how clients of social networks behave. Updating information on open pages of a web browser. Checking for updates and events in games. Background activity of applications is not always dangerous. In most cases, the system itself is capable of managing the provision of resources. When this is not possible, a warning like this is issued. A warning is issued if there is dangerously high activity in the background. For example, WhatsApp managed to waste 34 seconds of CPU time when the phone was locked. How to identify a power-hungry application To find out which program is eating up your smartphone's battery, open the Battery item in Settings. The Battery Usage section contains detailed information about each process. In principle, this mode is also available in earlier versions of the system. But AO and software are an innovation in Android version 9. AO are the processes of the system itself, software are user applications. If the program prevents the system from putting the phone into sleep state, this will be reported in red font: “Frequent data updates...”. In our case, Yandex.Browser distinguished itself with many open tabs. There are three ways to resolve the warning: Stop the program If you don't need the app right now, click Stop. Turn off the energy usage warning If you approve of the program running in the background, turn off the Energy Usage Manager messages. For example, if you monitor new messages from a VKontakte client. Prohibiting work in the background If the efficiency of receiving new messages from the program is not critical, prohibit it from working in the background. In normal mode, launch control is carried out automatically by the system. To take control of it, select the Launch applications option in the Battery Settings section and disable the slider for the desired program. The same can be done from the program card in Battery Usage. Select stop in the background. Disabling the ability to work in the background for social network clients means that they won't be able to check new messages promptly when the phone screen is turned off. But when you unlock your smartphone, resources will be given to the applications. SourceRead also: 7 places that are deliberately hidden on Google mapsWhat to do if your smartphone does not turn onRussian cartoon broke into the top 10 views on YouTube Clients of QIWI, WebMoney and Yandex.Money will not be able to top up account without identificationEverything you need to know about the FaceApp appDo you have problems with energy efficiency? Let's talk in the comments and...See you in Mi Community!

The new phone you just bought is draining too quickly? Or has the percentage of charge suddenly begun to melt right before our eyes? With our guide, you can easily identify the gluttonous culprit. The latest list of applications that drain the battery on Android was compiled by research institutions AVG and Avast for the start of 2018.


In the Google Play Market there are a huge number of Android applications that are hungry for battery power.

  • There are no restrictions on this parameter in the store and there is no moderation.
  • Developers do their own optimization as best they can.
  • Because of such games, programs and services, the phone is loaded and discharges very quickly.

Which apps drain your battery?

By the beginning of 2018, technology experts prepared a list of the TOP 10 most powerful energy consumers on mobile devices for two categories. The first refers to programs that you launch by clicking on an icon. The second is services that automatically start in the background. They work even after rebooting the phone.



If you have at least one of the applications with increased battery consumption, then by limiting notifications and Internet requests, or completely remove them from the system. The latter option is usually accompanied by the installation alternative version program or by accessing the service via a web page.

TOP 10 applications that drain the battery after launch

To record how they reduce the percentage of the phone's charge, a manual trigger is required.

TOP 10 applications that drain your battery in the background

These programs begin to operate simultaneously with turning on the device, continuing to work in the background after a reboot and manual stop in the settings.

Is it possible to find out which application is draining the battery?

There is a standard “Settings -> Battery” tool to show the history of changes in battery charge level. It helps determine which applications and components needed energy the most. Try disabling them or deleting them.



There are utilities in the Google Play Market that automatically detect gluttonous services. These are third-party developments with extended functionality. Additional features require Root rights.

Third-party utilities to identify high battery drain apps

AVG Cleaner

A free tool that can do more than just increase the duration battery life smartphone, but also clean it of debris. It is not recommended to keep it on your device all the time - remove it after use to free up resources.

Battery Doctor

You can download another free optimizer to accurately determine which of the installed applications on your Android phone are draining the battery. Requires constant presence on the device.

Power Pro

An advanced informant on the battery status of a smartphone. Monitors charge-discharge cycles. Provides recommendations and various scenarios for using the device. Useful tool, but in itself creates a load on the hardware.

Hi all! It’s me again, and again we will talk about devices running Android OS. More precisely, we will look at the energy consumption of this OS.
Quite often this system is accused of being gluttonous in relation to the battery ( battery). Is this so, and what causes it? Let's figure it out.

What is a battery eater on any OS? More consumption goes to the display, radio modules (wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G), processor and memory. If we take three fully charged devices with approximately the same batteries on different OS (iOS, WP8, Android), turn on the “flight” mode on them, and do not use them (only to check the remaining battery), then we will see that the battery will be discharged “go away” is almost the same on all devices, and in the end the devices will sit down almost at the same time, with a gap between the first and the last by 4 hours after 9 days. This study was carried out by students of one of the Ukrainian universities (I understand that it does not sound as prestigious as those from London or Harvard:), but the facts remain facts and thanks to them for that).

From all this, we come to the conclusion that excessive battery consumption does not come from a specific OS, but from the software installed on the device, and from the user himself.

Let's move on to discussing a specific OS - Android.

I think everyone will agree with me that any smartphone without an Internet connection loses its meaning of existence. Devices with a “green robot” on board are no exception. There are two examples. The first is me, the second is the person working with me. Having the same devices (he even has an older battery), I charge my smart every day, and he charges it once every 3-4 days. This is because my data transfer is constantly turned on, mail, contacts, applications are synchronized in search of updates, the weather is updated, etc. And he turns on the Internet once a day for half an hour to surf the opera. Another example. You took a brand new Android smartphone. The first week you use it, you install 5-10 programs. Everything is fine, the battery lasts great, and then the worst begins. You start collecting apps. From this moment on, you begin to look for sockets more and more often, because... Almost all applications you install will automatically check for updates, etc.

Well, now let every user of an Android OS device count how many third-party applications he has on his smart device. I think at least 50 pieces. How many do you use? Having such an “arsenal”, any smart phone on any OS will not live long. It is also important and distinguishes Android from the “long-lasting” iOS that you can, for example, play, and at that moment you will download an update, or some other -that file (yes, I’m talking about multitasking, but iOS has different priorities). And this also affects the battery discharge, because... The processor and RAM are fully utilized.

So we have reached the finish line, having (I hope) sorted out one more question that is tormenting everyone. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it. We don’t make smartphones a trash bin of apps you don’t need, and we’re glad we have Android! See you!

The battery in a mobile device is probably just the thing you need to worry about. It’s unlikely that anyone likes to put their gadget on charge every night or, even worse, in the middle of the working day. Of course, you can disable various functions and services in order to prevent fast discharge, but often the reason lies far from this. If you have a lot of applications installed on your smartphone, then most likely there will be a couple of them that waste energy. But there's no need to worry. Next we will tell you what to do in this case.

Looking for an application

Some programs that we consider useful and which we use every day, at one point (for example, after an update) may begin to consume battery resources like crazy. If your smartphone is from a top line of devices, this may not affect performance in any way, but in terms of battery, or rather battery life, problems will definitely arise.

There's no need to panic. First you need to find out which application consumes the most. Just go to Settings, then Battery. You will see a list of active applications. The percentage will indicate how much energy they use.

In some cases, this menu does not work entirely correctly, that is, it does not register the activity of some applications. In this case, we recommend downloading one of the special utilities, for example Battery Doctor, which will help you find the most energy-consuming program.

What to do after?

It would seem that they found the application and deleted it, but in reality everything is not so simple. The program may turn out to be very necessary, and even without this there is no need to rush to remove it. First, try clearing the cache or, as a last resort, wiping the data in the hope that this will solve the problem. We can also advise you to force shutdown and start it again. All this is done in “Settings” - “Applications”.

If none of the applications showed themselves in any way from the worst side, then it is worth checking parameters such as screen brightness and auto-lock. It's no secret that the display is the main consumer of battery power, so you shouldn't leave it on pointlessly.

The problem may also be that the smartphone does not go into deep sleep. To check it out, download the app

In many modern phones, one of the weak points is the battery. And no wonder. Smartphone hardware is constantly improving, quad- and eight-core processors, large and bright screens, all this requires a lot of energy.

Of course, you can install a capacious battery, but not many manufacturers are doing this yet, because the battery takes up a lot of space and you will have to sacrifice design - making the phone thick :)

Personally, I charge my phone with a 2230 mAh battery every day, it has already become a habit. I use the phone often during the day and therefore at the end of the day there is about 20-30% charge left, but you can extend the battery life of the phone and make it work on a single charge for several days.

You can, of course, install one of the applications to save battery power, it:

  • makes it easy to save battery
  • takes up memory
  • consumes phone resources
  • consumes phone battery

You can do everything that applications do yourself:

  • fine tuning for yourself
  • does not require additional resources
  • you know what you're doing
  • you have to go through the settings

I don’t insist that you have to do everything yourself, but for me personally, it’s better when I know what functions I’ve disabled or enabled to save battery; perhaps it will be more convenient for someone to use the application.

1. Display backlight brightness

So the first thing you can do to extend battery life is to lower the screen brightness. And if your phone has a light sensor, then turn on automatic adjustment. A bright display eats up the battery more than anything else.

Let's go to Settings -> Display -> Brightness and set the desired brightness level

2. Live wallpaper

The second step also concerns the display; to save battery, disable live wallpapers. Live wallpapers are certainly beautiful, but they consume a little energy, although they are useless on their own.

Let's go to Settings -> Display -> Wallpaper and select any photo from the gallery or from background pictures

3. Wireless modules

The next thing you can do is disable wireless modules that you are not currently using - Mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS

Let's go to Settings and disable unnecessary modules, the same can be done from the status bar

4. Using GSM network

If the quality of the mobile network in your region is poor, then you can try disabling LTE and 3G networks. The phone will operate in GSM mode, it is the most economical, but allows you to transfer data at speeds of up to 236 kilobits per second, this should be enough for browsers or for calls, for example

Let's go to Settings -> More -> Mobile network -> Network mode and select the mode GSM only

5. Unnecessary apps

Remove unnecessary apps that are the biggest drain on your battery. To find out which applications are eating up your battery, go to Settings -> Power Options -> Battery Usage, here you will see which applications and services are using battery power.

Read more about cleaning your phone from unnecessary applications and other garbage read

Conclusion

These tips will help you save battery power on Android when needed. But! They are not required to be used every day, because Android is operating system which allows

  • be always in touch using messengers like or Viber
  • quickly receive information and messages from social networks
  • track location and attach it to photos
  • instantly receive email notifications
  • communicate via Skype

That's why I charge my phone every day and always stay online, instead of 3 days of power saving mode :)

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