Why is gallery using so much battery

The gallery app is in constant background usage because of that and is draining your battery. To turn this off, go to settings, cloud service, photos and then disable the auto sync option. You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password?

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Recent Threads Warp Charging 0 1 Unable to use home and back gestures during charging 0 1 Screen Not turning off automatically 0 21 Oneplus 8T screen not turning off after idle time as configured 0 9 You can see which apps are using the most battery power on your own device by going into settings, selecting battery, and looking at battery usage by app.

I'm not naming names here. OK, it's me. Changing your behavior is obviously one way to save battery life, but if you want to go the path of least resistance, PCMag has tips for iPhone and Android users that are more set-it-and-forget-it.

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