Facebook For BlackBerry May Be A Battery Drain

hellno
#2. November 1st, 2007, at 10:06 AM.

BBWeather is a battery drain too depending on the settings we use. Just like anything else any app’s running, or even running in the background are going to take a toll on battery life. RIM needs to do it’s best to keep (and to keep it’s customers aware) of that delicate balance between necessary app’s and the more social consumer app’s.

Nic
#4. November 1st, 2007, at 12:38 PM.

well the way I see it you will get the best battery life by conditioning you battery correctly and then NOT use your BB. Of course when you DO use it you will see battery drain depending on the usage. DUH!

Steve
#6. November 1st, 2007, at 2:50 PM.

Facebook and many other programs are battery drains. I don’t see it being isolated to Facebook. Here is the thing. If you use Facebook you simply charge your battery more often. No biggie. I would guess most people would/should be charging their device while they are sleeping anyway. I always believe it is best to start the day with a full charge. Simply because you never know how much you will need to use the device on a given day.

Casey
#7. November 2nd, 2007, at 1:54 AM.

What’s weird, is that my ipod will also drain the battery if I use it a lot, and it doesn’t even have facebook…. C’mon people! it doesn’t matter if its facebook or playing around in your options menu,or google maps.if you spend hours and hours doing anything, its going to drain your battery.

Kara
#10. January 28th, 2008, at 12:54 AM.

The issue is NOT people using their device more so the battery drains faster as some biting posts suggest…it is that Facebook drains at an inordinately fast rate compared to other apps. People posting duh are simply not taking the time to register the point in their rush to appear clever to themselves.