Smartphone struggling under the weight of it’s own apps? AVG, a well known antivirus and cleaning software provider has put together it’s latest study which pinpoints which apps on your smartphone consume the most battery, data and performance on Android smartphones and tablets, and drops some helpful tips on how to help keep your performance frosty.
More after the break.
It looks like Samsung’s “bloatware” is still power hungry as ever, especially in the battery drain category, though compared to the last study AVG put together there are a lot less Samsung apps in the top 10 this time. Samsung’s Beaming and Security Updates service appear as the two worst run-at-startup apps while the WatchOn remote app was the most energy consuming of the lot.
Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and Google’s Chrome Browser are on the top of the list in terms of hogging storage; but it’s previous number 1 spot holder the NY Times app seems to have interestingly skipped the list all together this time. Facebook, Spotify and Instagram are also top three worst apps if you want to keep your devices running smoothly, all of which were in the top 5 last quarter. The Amazon AppStore has also hit the top 5 this year as well.
AVG does have some tips if you are indeed suffering from performance issues on your mobile:
If you want to check out more statistics from the report like commonly installed apps and statistics, you can read the full details here.
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