Apple Experts Agree: You Should Delete These iPhone App ASAP For Longer Battery Life

“Similar to its parent application, Facebook Messenger consumes battery life due to background activity,” Patel says. “This messaging software causes the most battery drain by syncing contacts and push notifications. Yet you cannot send Facebook messages without installing it (or using the desktop version of Facebook). Fortunately, a handy app exists to mitigate this issue. Install the Messenger Lite software, which allows you to send Facebook messages while conserving battery life. It is an excellent substitute for Facebook Messenger.”

Fitbit

As you might already expect, the Fitbit app is intensely draining because it relies on a number of resources including location, camera, microphone, and a strong Wi-Fi connection. The fitness and health benefits of Fitbit may outweigh its battery-hogging cons, but keep in mind that your best bet may be keeping your phone charged while you use this app or remembering to charge it beforehand. 

Travel Apps

If you’re planning a trip, using travel apps like the United Airlines app may prove convenient, but they also take up a ton of iPhone storage. (Uber and Lyft are also storage stealers). This, in turn, takes up battery power, as well. The obvious solution for airline apps is to delete them when you aren’t planning to travel. As for ground transportation apps, choosing just one and not keeping a number of them on your phone will lessen the burden on your device. 

Chrome

Certain browsers aren’t off the hook when it comes to battery depletion. Chrome, for example, is notorious for being a battery hog, says Tech Expert Thomas Paddock, founder of Learn Retail Arbitrage. “The reason for this lies in its high demand for processing power due to its superior performance. To provide that seamless browsing experience, Chrome keeps running in the background even when you're not actively using it, and this persistent activity contributes significantly to the battery drain,” he says. 

Google Assistant

Meanwhile, Google Assistant, with its always-on listening feature, is continually on the lookout for the 'Hey Google' prompt — and this constant vigilance requires power and thus takes a considerable toll on your phone's battery life, Paddock notes. 

Realizing this, Paddock says he sought alternatives. “I switched to Microsoft Edge for browsing and Amazon Alexa as my digital assistant,” Paddock says. “It was like a breath of fresh air. Microsoft Edge has comparable functionality to Chrome but is less taxing on the battery, and Amazon Alexa, with its power-efficient algorithms, had a noticeably smaller impact on my battery life.”

Within a few weeks of making these changes, Paddock notes that his iPhone's battery life improved substantially, giving him those extra hours he needed to keep his venture moving forward. 

“Of course, I must underline that everyone's app usage and preferences differ, and what works for one person may not work for another,” Paddock cautions. “It's all about finding that perfect balance between functionality and battery optimization.”

It may be difficult to live without apps like Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Chrome, and Google Assistant — but deleting these apps could be your first step toward regaining a stronger battery and a phone that works more efficiently.