Your phone hits 15% by 2 PM despite barely using it today. You’ve dimmed the screen, closed background apps, and even restarted—yet the battery bleeds faster than a punctured juice box. The culprit isn’t your aging iPhone; it’s three specific app categories working overtime behind the scenes, burning through power relentlessly. These issues are part of broader computer problems that plague mobile devices.
Facebook Remains the Ultimate Battery Vampire
Meta’s social app continues aggressive background activity even when you’re not scrolling.
Facebook tops every battery villain list for good reason. According to Apple Community discussions, users report significant daily battery drain even with Background App Refresh disabled. The app runs constant location tracking, notification polling, and session verifications that iOS can’t fully throttle.
Meta has acknowledged the problem through various updates, but the issue persists for many users. Your solution? Delete the app entirely and access Facebook through Safari instead. Users consistently report dramatically improved battery life within hours of making this switch.
“Cleaner” Apps Are Digital Snake Oil
These utilities promise optimization but actually waste more power than they save.
While you think RAM cleaners and battery boosters help your iPhone, they’re secretly making everything worse. iOS already manages memory allocation efficiently—these apps run pointless background scans that consume additional power while delivering zero benefit.
It’s like hiring someone to organize your already-organized closet every hour. Worse, many request unnecessary permissions that create privacy risks. Delete any app promising to “clean,” “boost,” or “optimize” your iPhone immediately.
Weather Apps Track Your Location Into Battery Oblivion
Third-party weather services often run GPS continuously for hyper-local data and ads.
Your weather app knows your exact location every second—and that constant GPS polling murders your battery. Many third-party weather apps maintain always-on location services to serve personalized ads and deliver block-by-block forecasts you probably don’t need.
The native iOS Weather app handles location requests far more efficiently. If you prefer third-party options, head to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and restrict weather apps to “While Using App” or disable location entirely.
Check Your Battery Stats and Take Action
Settings reveal which apps consume the most power—and the results might surprise you.
Head to Settings > Battery to see your power consumption breakdown by app. If Facebook, cleaner utilities, or location-heavy weather apps dominate your list, you’ve found your battery killers. Deleting these app categories will measurably extend your daily runtime—often adding hours of usage without changing anything else about your routine. For users seeking additional power solutions, consider a battery case, especially as newer devices introduce more advanced battery-saving features.
