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It’s time to make your iPhone more efficient. What does that mean in terms of how much work is required from you to get it there? Good news: it may take little more than the mindful deletion of an app or two that is slowing down your battery and hogging up data or storage space (or both). William Cannon, Founder of Uplead, spoke to SHEFinds.com about the one app you need to delete from your iPhone immediately—it’s draining the battery so fast. His answer may surprise you (hint: it’s not Facebook, but is in the same family as the social media giant).
Facebook Messenger
When it comes to talking about which app to delete for a much-improved battery, Cannon doesn’t just mention Facebook Messenger — he refers to it as “the ultimate privacy feeder.”
“Let there be no doubt that when it comes to feeding on privacy and sucking up the battery power, there is no app that can even come close to Facebook Messenger,” Cannon says.
How can a seemingly innocent messenger app cause so much drama in your tech life? Cannon points out that the problem is two-fold: it involves battery and privacy issues.
Battery Drainage
When it comes to battery drainage, Cannon says Facebook Messenger is bad for your device for the following reasons:
**Facebook messenger keeps sucking battery even in idle mode
**Facebook messenger exploits a lot of CPU and battery power combined when sending multimedia files
**Facebook messenger, combined with the Facebook app, puts extra strain by sharing data with its servers, even the ones that are unnecessary
Privacy Issues
The messenger app is also not the most trustworthy one, which is something that should give you pause for thought if you’re on the fence about deleting it. According to Cannon:
**Facebook messenger chat is not end-to-end encrypted - a huge blow to privacy
**Messages exchanged via Facebook messenger can be read, fully and in plain text, by anyone at Facebook
**Any links, images, or materials shared via Facebook messenger is vulnerable to data breaches
There are major pros to deleting the Facebook Messenger app — namely, your phone’s battery will run better and faster and you’ll better protect yourself from privacy breaches. But be aware that the only way you can access Messenger on your phone is via the app. Once you get rid of the app, you’ll have to find a desktop or laptop computer to log into Facebook and see all of those messages waiting for you. (The upside of that? Less time spent on the social media site!).
