Amazing 10 Worst iOS Apps Killing Your Battery : iOS11

Ram Ram
1 min readMar 2, 2018

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While a low battery may be a fact of life for heavy smartphone users, in many cases, a lot of the blame can actually be placed on the apps that are frequently used.

Skype

Skype is a useful app for many, and it’s even used in a lot of work-related instances. But despite its practical usage, Skype is absolute poison for battery life and can even overheat devices when it’s left open. That’s because of its particularly inefficient background process.

This may not be an option for some, but the best case scenario is to ditch Skype and use FaceTime for video calling. Save Skype for use on your Mac or PC.

YouTube

If you’ve used the YouTube app in recent versions of iOS 11, you might have noticed some significant battery drain happening and even your device overheating as a result. Luckily, this is the result of a bug and not necessarily everyday usage.

Uninstall YouTube temporarily. The video platform said it’s aware of the battery drain issue, and is working to fix it. If you’d like to still view YouTube videos, you can do so with your favorite iOS web browser.

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