Facebook has figured out why it’s draining your iPhone battery<article>
<section class="page">
<p>After getting called out for excess battery use in its iOS app, Facebook is releasing some updates to fix the problem.</p><p>The first update, available today, solves a “CPU spin” issue that Facebook found in its network code. “A CPU spin is like a child in a car asking, ‘Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?’ with the question not resulting in any progress to reaching the destination,”
Facebook engineering manager Ari Grant wrote. “The version released today has some improvements that should start making this better.”</p><p>Facebook also identified an issue related to video playback. In some cases, leaving the Facebook app after watching a video causes a silent audio track to keep playing in the background, similar to how music apps are supposed to function. In effect, the app is using up resources without actually doing anything useful. Grant said Facebook will be solving this problem by removing background audio completely. (It’s unclear if this fix is available in today’s update.)</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2997074/social-media/facebook-has-figured-out-why-it-s-draining-your-iphone-battery.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
Source:
Facebook has figured out why it’s draining your iPhone battery
