Rick's Daily Tips

Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!

  • Home
  • Rick’s Bio
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Rick’s Tip Jar
  • Get My Tech Tips Newsletter
  • Recommended Tech Gear
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / Smart Phone Tips / Extend your phone’s battery life by ditching the Facebook app

Extend your phone’s battery life by ditching the Facebook app

Posted on January 26, 2022

If you use Facebook on your smartphone, chances are you access it via Facebook’s mobile app.

Do you frequently notice that your phone’s battery charge is evaporating faster than a drop of water in the Mojave desert?

If so, the culprit could well be that app. 

While the app makes using Facebook easy and convenient, it’s also a major battery hog that sips juice even when you’re not using it.

And by the way, if you’re concerned about online privacy, you should know that the Facebook app has access to virtually every piece of information stored on your phone.

So what’s one to do?I recommend that you ditch the app and log in to Facebook using your web browser.

The browser will automatically default to the mobile version of the Facebook website which is virtually identical to what you’ll see when using the app, but without the battery drain and all of those nosey “permissions”.

To delete the Facebook app from your phone, just follow the steps listed below for your device.

If you have an iPhone:

1 – Tap and hold the Facebook app’s icon until a menu pops up, then remove your finger.

2 – Tap Remove App.

If you have an Android phone:

1 – Tap the Settings icon (it looks like a ‘gear‘ or ‘cog‘).

2 – Tap Apps & notifications.

3 – If you see the Facebook app listed there, tap on it and then tap Uninstall.

If you don’t see the Facebook app listed there, tap See all [x] apps, then tap on the Facebook app and tap Uninstall.

That’s all there is to it. The Facebook app should no longer be on your phone.

If you were unable to uninstall it for some reason you can accomplish the same goal by simply disabling it.

Now that you’ve ditched the app from your device you can easily access Facebook by visiting Facebook.com in your preferred web browser and signing into your account.







Popular…

How do I ask you a tech question?

Step-by-step guide to completely ridding your PC of viruses and other malware

10 reasons why I recommend buying tech gear from Amazon

How to upscale video – Top 4 AI video enhancers in 2023


Advertise

Guest Post Guidelines

Want to ask me a tech question?

Handy Tech Resources

Privacy Policy

Computer Tips
Smartphone Tips
Blogging Tips

Tech Q & A
Reviews
Tech News

Write for RicksDailyTips.com

Scam alerts
Downloads

Copyright © 2025 RicksDailyTips.com

Affiliate Disclaimer


Rick's Daily Tips is hosted by InMotion Hosting. Click here to find out why.