Is the Instagram app the sole reason why the iPhone 15 Pro models are warming up to triple-digit temps?
In his video, he showed how the temperature of the iPhone 15 Pro Max rose from approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit to over 96 degrees lowering the battery life by a few percentage points. Faruk says that this happens only with the Instagram app. Since he needs Instagram for his work, deleting the app is not a viable solution for him but he found that if he goes into Low Power Mode while using Instagram, it helps a little bit with the heat although the battery still drains.
A former Facebook employee says that Meta drains phone batteries on purpose
Hayward claims that it is used to test features on an app or to see how an image might load. He also states that he was fired by Meta after refusing to go along with “negative testing.” His lawyer argued in a court filing that was later withdrawn that draining users’ smartphone batteries can be risky for users, especially “in circumstances where they need to communicate with others, including but not limited to police or other rescue workers.”
Hayward had to drop the lawsuit because his employment contract with Meta forced him to go to arbitration instead. And speaking of Meta, Hayward’s experience does relate to Instagram since the company owns the app along with Facebook, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp.
To enable Low Power Mode go to Settings > Battery and toggle on Low Power Mode. This will stop apps from updating in the background.
