Specialists in the mobile application development department of Artezio (part of the LANIT group) conducted a study that compiled a list of the most energy-consuming programs on Android and iOS. Test results are at the disposal of socialbites.ca.
According to the results of the research, an assessment of the 20 most “gluttonous” practices was compiled. The top five include Facebook (the owner of Meta is considered and banned in Russia as an extremist), Instagram (the owner of Meta is recognized and banned in Russia as an extremist), Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube. These are followed by Google Maps, Uber, Netflix, WhatsApp, Skype. In addition, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Twitter, Gmail, Google Chrome, Amazon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Spotify and Adobe Photoshop Express editor were also at the top.
“It is quite difficult to get an accurate list of the mobile apps that consume the most power, as it depends on many factors such as the operating system version, smartphone model and how you use them. However, there are some apps that consume a lot more energy than others as a rule of thumb,” Artezio mobile development said. department director Igor Esipovich.
Experts used various methods to measure the power consumption of popular programs around the world, including special equipment and software tools for mobile developers of mobile applications. In total, more than 100 popular apps most frequently installed by users around the world were tested.
Learn more about which apps consume your battery the most and what you can do about it in a separate section. material “socialbites.ca”.