Do you use these apps that drain your smartphone’s life? Switch them off now!

Do you use these apps that drain your smartphone’s life? Switch them off now!

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By Game Of Drones

Everyone who is an anyone has a smartphone these days. And as is the case with most people, people with smartphones download hundreds of apps that may not be very useful for them.

But a major problem with such downloads could be that it could eat into your phone’s battery power, memory and the amount of data it uses. It could all lead to more expense for the users.

Technology Blog Avast put together a list of smartphone apps that eat the most into your phone’s memory, battery and bandwidth. How many of them do you use? Turning them off could help you in the long run.

The Independent writes about how uninstalling some of these apps could help save your phone’s battery and other resources from draining fast.

 

10 battery-sapping apps that run automatically when starting the phone

1. Samsung AllShare

2. Samsung Security Policy Updates

3. Beaming Service for Samsung 

4. ChatON Voice & Video Chat

5. Google Maps

6. WhatsApp Messenger

7. Facebook

8. WeChat

9. AppLock

10. DU Battery Saver

 

10 battery-sapping apps used by users

1. Samsung WatchON

2. Samsung Video Editor

3. Netflix

4. Spotify Music

5. Snapchat

6. Clean Master

7. LINE: Free Calls & Messages

8. Microsoft Outlook

9. BBC News

10. ES File Explorer File Manager

 

10 data-hogging apps that run automatically when starting the phone

1. Facebook

2. Instagram

3. Yahoo! Japan

4. Firefox Browser fast & private

5. The Weather Channel

6. WhatsApp Messenger

7. Google Chrome

8. DU Battery Saver

9. Facebook Lite

10. Google Play Home

 

10 data-hogging apps used by users 

1. Netflix

2. Spotify Music

3. Snapchat

4. BBC News

5. LINE: Free Calls & Messages

6. Microsoft Outlook

7. Clean Master

8. Samsung WatchON

9. Amazon for Tablets

10. PicsArt Photo Studio & Collage

 

10 storage-eating apps that run automatically when starting the phone

1. Facebook

2. Instagram

3. Amazon Kindle

4. Facebook Messenger

5. CosmoSia

6. Google Quick Search Box

7. Google Maps

8. Google Chrome

9. Firefox Browser fast & private

10. Tango - Free Video Call & Chat

 

10 storage-eating apps used by users

1. Spotify Music

2. Snapchat

3. LINE: Free Calls & Messages

4. Samsung Video Editor

5. SoundCloud - Music & Audio

6. PicsArt Photo Studio & Collage

7. Amazon Shopping

8. BBC News 

9. Clean Master

10. Photo Grid

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