Staying updated with friends and family is important, but the Facebook app can drain your battery. At Asurion, we help 300 million customers get the most from their devices, including tips to extend battery life. Here are some quick settings you can change to stop Facebook from using too much battery.
How to turn off Facebook video autoplay
Stop Facebook videos from playing automatically with these easy steps—it might even save you from getting caught watching during class or a meeting!
- Open the Facebook app.
- Tap Menu in the bottom-right corner.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.
- Go to Settings & Privacy and select Media.
- Under Autoplay, choose Never Autoplay Videos.
Disable Facebook App Refresh and Adjust Location Permissions
Facebook app can drain your phone’s battery by checking for updates even when you’re not using the app. To stop this, you can turn off Background App Refresh on iPhone or background data on Android. Check our article for simple steps on how to do this.
1. Turn off App Refresh:
- iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and turn it off for Facebook.
- Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Facebook > Data usage and disable background data.
2. Change Location Permissions:
- iPhone: Go to Settings > Facebook > Location and choose Never or While Using the App.
- Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Facebook > Permissions and adjust location settings.
How to Adjust Facebook Location Permissions
The Facebook app can drain your battery by constantly checking your location, and it might feel uncomfortable for your privacy. You can turn off location permissions entirely or only allow it while using the app.
- Open the Facebook app, tap Menu, then the gear icon.
- Under Settings & Privacy, select Permissions, then choose Location.
- Tap Go to Device Settings to open your device’s settings.
- Adjust location permissions to either turn it off completely or allow it only while using the app.
Manage what applications you log into using your Facebook
If you use games or apps that log in with Facebook app, they may constantly check with Facebook, causing the app to run in the background and drain your battery.
- Open the Facebook app, tap Menu, then the gear icon.
- Under Permissions, select Apps and Websites.
- View the list of apps and websites using your Facebook login.
- Tap an app and select Remove if you no longer want to use Facebook to log in.
Turn off Facebook app notifications
Surprisingly, allowing the Facebook app to send notifications can affect your battery life. In order to turn off Facebook app notifications, you can follow the below steps:
- Open your phone’s Settings.
- Select Notifications.
- Scroll to Facebook and turn off Allow Notifications.
