What's app on I phone draining battery

That's so useful, Marydoll, thank you.
I'm not sure what would cause that, Sparkling. I have Whatsapp and only charge my phone once a day.

Ps to above the reasonable price quoted for a new battery is if you have purchased Apple Care and if not it is really pricey. I am pretty sure you could add a hundred.

My iPad was doing that last year. It was running out within minutes of putting it on and was getting really hot. I rang Apple and he checked the battery level remotely and said there was nothing wrong with it. I then tried reset but it couldn’t complete it. At this point I thought I would have to have a new iPad when suddenly I had one last thought. I let it run out which it was doing rapidly and left it to the morning to ensure it was stone cold. Plugged it in and as soon as it was on and still cold I reset it. It did it in a minute and everything was resolved and back to normal. It stayed cold, my battery was normal and my photos were showing normally. So far after daily uses and for months it has been no trouble. It’s worth a try.

Thanks for the info * Maggie* . I have an iPhone 7 , but Imsuppose that will soon be obsolete.

I checked the battery status and it said what’s app was draining the battery, but thank you.

I had to delete a Whatsapp group I was in as 'someone' kept sending TikTok videos which drained the battery and p****d me off as well.

Mine was an iPhone 6, Atqui, so 6 years old last year. I did treat myself to a new one, but only as I’d read that Apple soon wouldn’t be releasing updates for that model. DH inherited the i6 - he mainly only uses his phone for calls and texts, so wasn’t worried about any security issues. I’m not 100% sure that I needed to be, but I use mine for banking, etc.

MaggieMaybe That’s v interesting . What model I phone do you have and how old is it? I was thinking I might have to buy new phone but if battery is that price that would be a much better bet.

I use the Scrabble App and play several times during the day. That definitely drains my battery.

I should clarify that mine cost £49. It’s £69 for some models.

You can also check your battery health in your phone’s settings, Sparkling. That will give you the battery’s current working percentage which will tell you whether it needs replacing. If it’s under warranty it’s free, otherwise it would cost £49.

I had to get a new battery in my old iPhone last year. I used the Apple mail-in system and it was back with me as good as new within three days.

Marydoll what would we do without you?

WhatsApp videos might be the culprit? My battery runs down quicker with lots of them.

Apologies if you have done this already, Sparkling.

How to Check Your iPhone's Battery Usage
Open the Settings app and tap Battery.
Swipe up to reveal your list of battery usage by app.
You'll see the apps you use and information about how much battery each is using, plus how much time the app spends running in the background.

I have no trouble with the app and I use it a lot, with family, friends and some groups of friends, sending several pictures and videos regularly.

How do you know it's WhatsApp that's draining the battery? Have you deleted the app (and other apps) to find the culprit? That's the only way I could identify which app is doing it.

Sounds as if you need a new battery. That’s unless you use ‘streaming’ apps which will take more power.

I wondered about that too. I use What's App constantly and my phone battery doesn't drain.

Are you sending losts of videos?

Could it be a faulty battery?

My family all use WhatsApp too without problem some with iPhones are you sure it’s that app causing the draining?

No problem here, I use the app with large number of people and no one else has mentioned an issue either, at least eight of them have I phones and me.