Cell Phone Battery Dying? Blame Facebook's App

But we have a PR lifehack for you.

It’s been a few months, which means it’s time for another round of “What’s the battery killer of all apps?” As of now the undisputed champion of sucking the juice from your phone is Facebook. 

There have been a litany of stories (here, here, and here) expressing our collective woes for Betty White being able to hold a charge longer than most of our phones. Yet, we are back circling the cul-de-sac thanks to an article from The Guardian:

Prompted by [a thought that] Android was better without Facebook’s app, Reddit user pbrandes_eth tested the app’s impact on the performance of an LG G4.

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