Wait WHAT! Apps gulping your smartphone battery? Extend battery life, Here is how

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Is your smartphone draining battery faster than you can imagine? There could be a multitude of reasons behind that. One of them is, or rather are, apps. Apps are one of the major reasons why your smartphone drains its battery. That is the reason why platform developers such as Google and Apple spend loads of resources to fine tune their operating systems and optimise it all to prevent battery drain. That said, it all depends on the app developers and the functions they put in.

And now with 5G coming in, you can expect to see your smartphone drain battery faster than you can imagine. Hence, if you see your battery stamina dropping fast and doubt some of those frequently used apps, here is how you can reduce the load on the battery. Note that some of these methods only work on Android, and iPhone users may only have a few things to do.

Social media apps are the main culprit behind battery drain. They always keep running in the background to check for updates and offer notifications. Hence, apps such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Tinder, and more can be the cause of idle battery drain. 

In such instances, you can simply limit the background data usage on these apps. Hence, once you exit the app, it freezes or completely shuts. The method is available on both Android and iOS. 

Another easy way to reduce battery drain is by turning off mobile data or Wi-Fi. When not in use, you can put the phone in Airplane mode, thereby negating the need to connect to the internet and check for updates in the background. 

You can also open Task Switcher in both iOS and Android to force close apps. This should help with an ease on the battery life. 

For crucial apps such as Facebook and Instagram, there are lite versions on Android