Here’s a list of Android apps that are a drain on your mobile battery

Online security firm AVG has released a 2nd “App Performance Report” for Q4, in which it has listed which apps across various categories are power/resource hungry, among other things. This is based on anonymous data from over a million AVG users, which was then compared to AVG’s 1st report.

Among the highly interesting trends that AVG found were:

Spotify is now the No 2 resource consuming app overall
Games such as Boom Beach & Deer Hunter 2014 appeared out of nowhere & secured the top spots in both usage & resource usage
Selfie apps can be quite draining on a device’s battery. A new app called Candy Camera – Selfie Selfies – crept up to number 7 in the top battery hungry apps that run in the background
Samsung’s Security Policy Update service named Samsung KNOX automatically checks for security updates & downloads these on auto. A number of users have publicly complained about not just the amount of notifications shown but also a 30-40% drop in battery life

Among the mobile games, the top 5 gaming apps that drained battery life were found to be:

Candy Crush Soda Saga
Candy Crush Saga
Pet Rescue Saga
Clash of Clans
Farm Heroes Saga

The report is exhaustive & gives great insights not only into which apps & how they spoil your smartphone’s mojo but also to app download patterns & usage.

AVG’s recommendations for Android users looking to conserve battery life is go to ‘App Settings’ & disable notifications for apps that don’t require them.

Here’s the link to the report.