Battery going quickly

[Tendance]

Hello, I have downloaded Strava and Map My Run but I am pretty sure they just sit there unless I actually start one of them going. My battery appears to go really quickly now and I am wondering if it is due to those apps. I am going out for week 5 run 3 later 😳 and can’t risk losing Michael or my music....

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

I’m not sure why you need both Strava and MMR? Surely one will suffice? 😊

[Tendance in reply to Dtay1978]

Ha ha, no I am not actually using them both, I just downloaded them so I can try them both out at some point to choose which I like best. I was just wondering if I have inadvertently set one up to do something which uses up battery without knowing....

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Possibly, when you open an app for the first time it will ask for certain permissions, notifications, location etc. The only way in my opinion that there would be a significant increase in battery usage is if you’ve given location permission all the time rather than while only using the app 😊

[RunStitches Graduate]

If you go into the settings on your phone, there should be one for your battery. In that, there should be an option or button that will show you the apps that are taking up more of your battery. My phone lets me force stop the apps to prevent them running in the background. I'm not sure what phone you have but most smartphones have this option.

I have Strava downloaded but it doesn't drain battery when I don't use it. I have a couple that are heavy battery drainers (I'm looking at YOU Facebook!) But Strava doesn't seem to be one of them.