Waste! The Threads Are Determineed To Drain The Battery Power Of Their Users' Phones

The Threads app has been criticized for draining the phone battery. (photo: dock. Threads)

JAKARTA - Threads, the latest app from Meta, has reached more than 100 million users since its launch last week, and experts call it a "serious threat" to Twitter.

Although users like to try out this new Meta app, many have complained that this application drains their phone battery power.

Some frustrated users expressed this problem on Twitter, one of which wrote: "I will use Threads but this app consumes battery power very quickly."

Are you also experiencing a decrease in phone battery power after installing this app?

Although millions of users are rapidly downloading this new app, many realize that this application drains the power of their cell phone batteries.

"I feel like Threads are very... draining someone else's phone battery too?' tweeted a user.

Another user added, "Has Threads draining the iPhone battery or has something changed with the iPhone recently? I've almost never used this app, but lately my battery power is running out faster than usual."

There are also those who complain, "Don't download Threads, this app will drain your battery power. Last night, I slept with my phone fully charged and woke up with a battery power of only 60%. I removed this annoying app."

Although the reason for the power reduction of this battery remains unclear, Jake Moore, a cybersecurity expert at ESET, said this might be related to a process called "negative testing".

In an interview with MailOnline, he explained, "Meta apps have long been accused of draining the iPhone battery power quickly. This is probably because they are trying to understand more about their app and how users interact with it."

"The process called negative testing is used to help developers learn how people use the app to make it better, and Facebook is believed to have used this method before," said Moore.

"Negative testing involves an application response analysis when invalid inputs are entered. In the context of Facebook, negative testing can be used to assess the functionality of certain features or evaluate message charge speed when battery power runs out faster than usual," added Moore.

"This may not violate their own policies, but it could be very frustrating if your account is used for analysis," he said.

This setting allows apps to check new updates and content, even when the app is not in use actively - and this can quickly drain your battery power.

To turn it off on the iPhone, just open the Settings app and go to the General menu. Tap Background Update of the App, then Turn it off.

On Android, go to Settings and tap Connection and then Data Usage.

From the Cellular section, tap the Use of cellular data. Select Threads under the usage chart, and turn it off Allow the use of background data.