Messenger With INSANE Battery Drain

[AC Question]

Hey guys, i've been using a verizon varient of the s6 edge plus. I've heard lost of people saying that Facebook Messenger is the bane of android battery life. However, it's taking more battery than my screen which is extremely rediculous. I use this app regularly but how can it be higher than my screen on time in battery consumption?

 

[420lyfe]

Messenger definitely does drain a lot. No doubt there.

 

[belodion]

When a friend was having battery problems, I looked at the stats and found that Facebook Messenger was far above Screen in battery usage, something which I should have thought could not happen....but there it was.

 

[420lyfe]

Yup. Unfortunately, it's the app itself.