In recent weeks, mobile users of many brands have suffered A serious battery problem: Suddenly, the battery of these devices began to run out much faster, and some have also reported temperature problems, their mobiles overheat.
In principle, the defect seemed to be linked to a recent update of the operating system, the assigned users of Google Pixel estimated that the responsible person was the May safety patch. But not, Google says the defect is InstagramAnd there is already a solution available for all assigned devices, regardless of the model or manufacturer.
How to resolve excessive battery consumption suffered by many Android mobiles
Forums and social networks have been filled with complaints and criticisms for battery problems on Android devices. Motorola and Google Pixel mobile users seemed to be the most affectedBoth for battery drainage and overheating problems, but they were not the only ones.
Actually, Mobiles from other brands have also suffered from the same problemSo it seems widespread. In principle, the Threads application was suspected as the culprit, but this is not the case. Google has detected that the culprit is Instagram, recommending that all users update the application as soon as possible.
In our devices, we have noticed a considerable consumption of batteries through the application. Personally, both on my mobile for daily use and in a secondary notice fairly high consumptionAnd although it is true that at night I generally enter the social network, consumption seems to be excessive, at least with the naked eye.
Left: Xiaomi Mobile with Hyperos 2.0. Right: Mobile Samsung Galaxy with an IU 7.
The solution is now available, according to Google
Google’s announcement was accompanied by a solution: a new version of the Instagram application is now available for download on Google Play Store. This is version 382.0.0.49.84. And it is now available as Users of the worldand on all devices.
The official recommendation of the company is that we update the application to correct the problem of excessive battery consumption.
Although the threads do not seem to be the culprit, at least according to Google, another application belonging to Meta. Instagram could have consumed resources excessively both while we use the application and in the background. The patch must solve it.
After the update, the problem should have ended, and in the coming hours and days, we can check whether the battery life of our mobiles has returned to normal.
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