The One Instagram Mistake You’re Making That’s KILLING Your iPhone Battery

To be honest: there are probably a few Instagram mistakes you're making that are sapping your phone of battery.

Starting with this one: you aren't cleaning out that camera roll. 

According to Wired: "By default, Instagram will save photos you take and deposit them into your camera roll. You don't need those photos. Tap on your profile, hit the Options button in the top right, then flip 'Save Original Photos' to off." 

One simple way to keep your phone from storing additional photos that you don't want or need after you've posted them is by using the camera embedded in Instagram to snap a fast photo, post it, and then forget it ever existed. 

Of course, if you prefer a higher quality photo, you will still need to take it via your phone's camera and then upload the photo to IG from there (just be sure to remember to delete it). 

If you've been deleting images and are still experiencing a rapid decline in battery power that you attribute to Instagram, two other culprits could be to blame, according to Wired. 

First, turn down the data by "tapping on the profile icon, then on the Options button in the upper right corner, scrolling down to Cellular Data Use, and selecting Use Less Data."

And, last step: turn off notifications so that you stop receiving an alert every time someone likes that photo of your brunch. 

These simple steps should help boost your battery power — without forcing you to delete your favorite social media app.