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Technology experts have revealed the top apps draining your smartphone battery…and guess what, Facebook is on top of the list.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thomas Davy, CEO and co-founder of optimizing cloud performance site CloudExMachina.io<\/a>, says Social media apps like Facebook and Instagram are leading culprits due to constant background refreshing and location tracking. Experts advise disabling these features in your settings, which can add hours to your daily battery life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Navigation apps are also significant power drains because of heavy GPS use. To save power, download offline maps and close the app completely after your journey. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>These simple adjustments to your most-used apps can significantly improve battery life without needing to delete them, promoting more efficient use.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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