Social media is a major part of many people’s lives these days, with some people spending hours on their apps a day.
Though social media can be fun, entertaining, and keep you in touch with your friends and family, it can be time-consuming, and can also affect the quality of your device. There are a few social media apps out there that can take up a lot more storage space than you may think, subsequently affecting your battery life and more. Read more about two popular social media apps that can take up a lot of space and drain your battery below.
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1. Messaging Apps (WhatsApp, Messenger, etc.)
Despite being able to get texts through a smartphone's preinstalled messaging app, a lot of people will still have a lot of separate messaging apps on their devices. It could be WhatsApp, a way to communicate with people abroad, or Messenger, the app attached to Facebook. However, these apps can hold onto a whole lot of data.
"Whether it's WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, or whatever else, messaging apps keep everything sent and received by a particular account without informing the user or asking for permission," explains tech pro Rafael Sarim Oezdemir. It gets even worse in group chats, as the application keeps copies of every single file sent by everyone in a group of 20 or more users, regardless of whether the message was opened. As most users cannot see those files in camera rolls, they underestimate the volume of data stored by their messaging apps."
2. Snapchat
Snapchat used to be a fairly simple and straightforward app, but it's evolved into so much more aside from just sending someone a photo that disappears in a matter of seconds. Now people can save "memories," use the Snap Map, and more, which not only makes the app bigger storage-wise, but also can hurt your battery.
"Snapchat is another social media app that is known for being a battery drainer," says tech expert Baruch Labunski. "Location services, the camera, and refreshing in the background are the services the app uses to collect snap streaks and updated snap maps. Users don't notice Snap draining the battery until the app is deleted, and they see a huge difference in battery life."
