Facebook drains a ton of your iPhone battery, but it's trying to fix that

If you own an iPhone, you're probably familiar with the sinking feeling that comes when you look at your phone's battery after leaving it alone for a few hours — only to realize your battery has depleted by 50%. One of the culprits is Facebook's iPhone app, combined with iOS 9.

But before you get too angry: Facebook says it's aware of the issue and working on a fix

The issue was articulated earlier this week by entrepreneur Matt Galligan, who realized that Facebook — which is essentially a battery hog on all devices — sucks up the most life on the iPhone. It was draining his iPhone 6 Plus, despite the fact he turned off background app refresh in settings (which ensures the app doesn't run even when you don't have it open). Read more...