1. TikTok
TikTok is one of today's most popular social media apps, and people can spend hours on it every single day. That is one of the numerous reasons why it has built a reputation as a battery-draining app.
"The TikTok is sucking the batteries' life out of them with its endless scroll of videos that are nonstop streaming and constantly performing an algorithm that processes your actions in real-time," explains tech pro Paul DeMott. "The application automatically loads several videos at a time and was found to access the contents in the clipboard as well as monitor the pattern of keystrokes faster than what is required. The automatic exchange of data between your device and their servers is a huge performance burden and consumes a great deal of battery as compared to most applications."
2. LinkedIn
When it comes to job hunting and career networking, LinkedIn is the app and site that lots of people turn to. Although it can be a great tool, as an app, tech pros warn that it can easily drain your battery.
"The activity tracker and contact sync features are battery drains in the LinkedIn app," explains tech expert Baruch Labunski. "The LinkedIn website is preferred by those who don't want to drain their battery and appreciate that the LinkedIn website works better than the app."
3. YouTube
If you love watching videos on your phone, then it's assumed that you have the YouTube app downloaded. While it can provide you with lots of entertainment, that also means it takes up a lot of battery life.
"YouTube is a video hosting site that does video streaming with high-quality video and uses video recommendation algorithms based on your watching habits," says DeMott. "The app has videos that are not watched and are pre-loaded, and also a lot of pre-caching of thumbnails. YouTube keeps a track of what you are watching, the duration of watching, and what advertisements you are engaging with. Video streaming is really heavy on processing capability, and the impact on battery is very drastic. The application also has location tracking as well as synchronization of data even if you are not using it on your Google account."