If you own an Android handset, uninstalling the
Facebook app can improve your battery life by as
much as 20%. Once the Facebook app was
removed from handsets powered by Google's
open source OS, battery life lasted 20% longer
and apps opened 15% faster. This is based on
anecdotal evidence provided by an Android
blogger named Russell Holly, and a Reddit user
with the handle of pbrandes_eth.
The Facebook app consumes a lot of power even
when it is running in the background. Once the
app was uninstalled, the Android system and
Android OS both consumed less battery power.
Even if Facebook doesn't show up on your phone
as a power hungry application, the battery life it
is munching on will show up elsewhere.
If having a longer battery life is more important
to you than using the Facebook app, why not
uninstall it and use your browser if Facebook is
needed? You will be thanking yourself for doing
so the very first time that your phone is running
on fumes.
Uninstalling the Facebook app can make
Android apps open up to 15% faster
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