Generally the duration of drums it is one of the characteristics that are evaluated most carefully by the buyer when choosing a smartphone: however, there is one aspect to underline, namely the fact that it is not just the technical specifications that contribute to determining this parameter , but rather the “weight” of certain categories of applications used by the user, capable of literally emptying it.
Recent research focused on the analysis of 100 navigation apps and 100 entertainment apps for Android and for iOS which generally consume the battery more quickly: certainly not a random selection, given that these are the programs most used by users with their electronic devices.
As regards the navigation applicationsinDrive, Bonjour RATP, OnX, National Express Coach, Yandex, Lyft and Back Seat Navigator dominate the ranking from above. In concrete terms, as revealed by the study, the real consumption of applications is determined by the amount of data they use from the moment they are started on electronic devices. In fact, when we provide permissions to apps, the resources that are exploited are much more numerous than one might think: just to name one, a program like inDrivean international ride-hailing service, requires access not only to your GPS location, but also to photos, videos and even financial data such as digital wallets, payment details or transaction history. And this is not unique, on the contrary: also National Express Coacha program on the podium of the heaviest applications that deals with the public transport service in the United Kingdom, requires access to the location but also to photos, videos and messages: all this, combined, inevitably increases battery consumption.
The entertainment app the heaviest for Android were VK, Spotify, Audiomack and TuneIn Radio, while for iOS Audiomack, Spotify, SoundCloud and TuneIn Radio dominated the ranking.
On the other hand, the programs that consume fewer resources, precisely because they require access to a limited number of data, are the following. For Android, therefore available on the Google Play Store, the most apps virtuous they are Vessel Tracking, Live Earth Map HD, Translink NL, GPS, GPS Speedometer, GPS Navigation, Flight Tracker and Shell Recharge. For iOS, the lightest battery-friendly programs were Blink, Compass, Speedometer55, MyStop Mobile, Neshan Map, DoubleMap Bus Tracker, Ride Systems and Randonautica.
But what can you do to reduce battery consumption? The suggestion is to find alternative apps to the heavier ones, or to limit the latter by eliminating their access to unnecessary services: in addition to this you can also choose the option “allow location only while using the app”, a clear way to save power.
Apart from the good habit of update always the apps, which in the new versions progressively tend to weigh less on the battery, it is possible to favor dark themes, which reduce the consumption of the smartphone’s backlight, especially for apps that must be opened for a long time such as Google Maps for example.