According to this YouTuber the instagram and threads app (possibly other Facebook apps) heats up and degrades battery life only by opening the app and doing nothing else.
He shows a 2-4% loss of battery and excessive heating that will degrade the battery in his short video by only having the app open. Due to the nature of this app it affects all iPhones and iPad, including. He showed this on the iPhone 15 pro max and iPhone 14 pro max.
He recommends switching off background refresh or uninstalling the app completely.
Personally I do not use meta or google apps so this hasn’t affected me.
*Update* confirmed to be a problem with iOS 17 and some third party apps (Instagram, Uber, asphalt9) overtaxing the SOC.
“Apple explained that recent updates to some third-party apps on iOS 17, like Instagram, Asphalt 9 and Uber, overload the A17 Pro chip's CPU, causing the iPhone to get warmer than normal. The company is working with third-party developers to implement fixes.” *Update*
*Update 2* This issue is now resolved with a new Instagram app update and iOS 17.0.3. Apple has not throttled the cpu after the update they increased performance.
See post 40 for more details. *Update 2*
He shows a 2-4% loss of battery and excessive heating that will degrade the battery in his short video by only having the app open. Due to the nature of this app it affects all iPhones and iPad, including. He showed this on the iPhone 15 pro max and iPhone 14 pro max.
He recommends switching off background refresh or uninstalling the app completely.
Personally I do not use meta or google apps so this hasn’t affected me.
*Update* confirmed to be a problem with iOS 17 and some third party apps (Instagram, Uber, asphalt9) overtaxing the SOC.
“Apple explained that recent updates to some third-party apps on iOS 17, like Instagram, Asphalt 9 and Uber, overload the A17 Pro chip's CPU, causing the iPhone to get warmer than normal. The company is working with third-party developers to implement fixes.” *Update*
*Update 2* This issue is now resolved with a new Instagram app update and iOS 17.0.3. Apple has not throttled the cpu after the update they increased performance.
See post 40 for more details. *Update 2*
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