It isn’t always safe to assume that Apple is looking out for users when it comes to the default apps that come with your phone. In fact, one default app you’re probably using right this very minute is responsible for a great deal of battery drainage and is consuming far more of your phone’s resources than necessary. This is the surprising default app that may be slowly draining your iPhone battery.
Safari
Say it isn’t so. The easiest app to start using right away, and one you may never even think about, is also an app that is a notorious battery drainer on your iPhone: Safari, a.k.a. Apple’s search engine.
“The problem is that Safari defaults to Google Chrome to search the net, and Chrome is notorious for sucking the battery life out of any device that it uses, and if you leave any search windows open on your phone, they’ll be constantly eating away at your iPhone’s battery,” says Tech Expert John Dibella, CEO NetLocal.
Ryan Yount, founder of LuckLuckGo, also believes Safari isn’t the best choice when it comes to battery consumption. “This is not due to Safari’s fault but because many websites are not optimized for Safari, making it slow and sluggish when loading them,” Yount says. “It is this delayed response time that causes it to consume more battery. The main reason for the unoptimized websites is because Apple doesn’t let developers develop for Safari unless they have a Mac or pay for expensive browser testing services. It is also not necessarily easy to see how many tabs you have open on Safari, and some tend to run in the background consuming power.”
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So now that you know Safari could be a battery-killing culprit, what can you do about it?
While Google is still the world’s favorite search engine of choice (which is why Apple uses it on their phones), Dibella says if you want to prolong the battery life of your iPhone, close every open window after you’ve found what you’re looking for. “As soon as you start doing that, you’ll notice a marked improvement in your battery and how long your iPhone lasts between charges,” Dibella says.
