In 2021, pCloud, a cloud storage service, had a question: Among the top apps used by users android and Apple, which apps consume memory and battery in excess of the cell phone? With that in mind, they conducted a survey to determine which apps are the true 'villains' of the device's memory and battery.
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The use of social networks is almost ubiquitous in society. Even if you are not using your cell phone at that moment, many applications remain open in the background, notifying the user of each update or interaction with your account.
For this, of course, the apps require memory and battery to be used in these tasks.
Among the famous applications, those related to social networks are in the TOP 20 of those that consume more battery and memory. Learn more about the search:
To establish which apps are the most battery and memory intensive, pCloud determined some criteria. First, they listed the permissions required by the apps, such as authorization to turn on the camera and to actively track the user's location and also whether the dark screen (or night mode) option was available.
By analyzing these factors, they were able to measure the energy and battery drain required by the apps.
Among the 20 most used applications, six social networks were cited. Are they:
They required an average of 11 resources running simultaneously in the background. Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest already had the night mode at the time, which did not prevent them from being on the list of social networks that most demand battery and memory.
It's not just social media that drew attention for being "heavy". The top of the ranking is United Airlines, an airline app that uses 400 MB of memory.
Next is Lyft and Uber. Soon after is Facebook, which consumes more than 200 MB – as well as Youtube, the Tik Tok and Snapchat.
