Make your smartphone battery last longer and boost its performance by deleting these 10 apps
DOES your smartphone keep running out of battery too quickly?
If so, you'll need to find out about which apps use the most energy - and then get them deleted.
The tech firm Avast has revealed the 10 apps which will "sap the life out of your Android phone".
It analysed data from 3,000,000 Android users to discover which apps had the largest impact on battery life, storage capacity and mobile data usage.
Gagan Singh, a mobile business expert at Avast, said: “For many of us, our smartphones are the main device in our everyday lives.
"Knowing which of our favorite apps are the hardest-hitting on battery life, data usage, and storage is important so we can manage any that we are regularly using on our phones.”
“Industry stats show smartphone sales grew 9.1 percent in the first quarter of this year and Android devices continue to dominate market share.
"Affordable smartphones, however, can compromise on features like device storage so the experience of the user is increasingly important and how apps affect a phone’s performance is critical."
The analysis and found that Google's own apps were particularly greedy, with its Play Music, Talkback and Docs apps appearing in the run down.
The offenders were split into two categories.
In the list of apps which load when the phone starts up, Samsung's AllShare app was the worst. It lets you share content across your devices but uses up a lot of energy in the process.
Samsung's WatchOn, which lets people use their device to watch films or telly shows on their televisions, was the worst offender in a list of the apps which need to be manually opened up.
This app has now been discontinued.
Apps from Snapchat, Facebook and Spotify have all disappeared off this list, having previously occupied three of the four top spots for performance-draining apps.
Here are 10 easy tips to improve your device’s battery life.
The 'greediest' Android smartphone apps revealed
Apps which need to be manually loaded:
- Samsung WatchOn - a media playing app.
- Google Docs - a collection of work apps including spreadsheet software and a word processor.
- Samsung Media Hub - This directs content from your phone to a stereo or home theatre system.
- SHAREit - File transfer software.
- Video Editor - Samsung's video editing app.
- Flipboard - An app which lets you see content from news websites presented like a magazine.
- Google Text-To-Speech - Dictation software.
- Clean Master - Space clearing and anti-virus app.
- LINE - Free phone calls and message app.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - A pdf file reader.
Apps which load up when a phone is switched on:
- Samsung AllShare - Shares content across Samsung devices.
- ChatON - Voice and video chat.
- Samsung Push - An app which recieves notifications from Samsung.
- Google Talkback - An accessibility service that helps blind and vision-impaired people interact with their devices.
- Google Play Music - Music player.
- Google Maps - Maps and navigation.
- Google Play Newsstand - Read magazines and newspapers.
- Google Plus - A social network
- ChatON - Communication app.
- Hangouts - Conversation app.
Avast did not provide a list of the most battery-sapping iPhone apps.
Five of the worst-offending apps for draining your iPhone battery
- Waze - This incredibly clever app will steer you around traffic. But watch out, because it uses a lot of battery in the process.
- Facebook - Facebook's app now performs a bewildering variety of tasks, serving as a camera, social network and picture viewer - as well as doing all manner of other things. But it will munch your battery, which is the price you pay for getting all the good stuff.
- Google Chrome - This alternative to the default Safari browser has a reputation as a juice hog.
- Twitter - This app checks for tweets whilst in the background. Close it down if you want to save battery.
- Skype - This app provides free phone calls, but will run your battery down more quickly than phoning people the old fashioned way.
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