The Unexpected Social Media App Tech Experts Say You Should Stop Using ASAP Because It Slows Your iPhone

The one way to combat this problem, according to Tan, is to uninstall the Facebook app from your iPhone and use it via the web.

And the same goes for the biggest known social media offenders: Facebook and Instagram. 

“Social media apps like Instagram and Facebook update their news feed every now and then,” says Harriet Chan, co-founder and marketing director of CocoFinder. “The efficiency of the gadget reduces gradually due to the constant updating action of these social media applications. When you run these apps in the background, it consumes the gadget’s power, slowing down the performance even without your knowledge.”

To prevent such issues, Chan suggests the same solution as with Facebook Messenger: instead of using social media apps, access the web browser compatible format. “Close the browsers after using those social media websites,” Chan says. “It creates complete control over social media usage. It ensures the consistent performance of the iPhones without any interruptions.”

owsers after using those social media websites. It creates complete control over social media usage. It ensures the consistent performance of the iPhones without any interruptions.