Messages and battery

[gjbrns]

Messages consistently uses more battery than phone by a long way. Seems counterintuitive?

 

[mustang7757]

Stock message app?
What percentage its taking up in battery stats?

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[Laura Knotek]

Could you post a screenshot of your battery stats?

 

[B. Diddy]

If you get a lot of text messages throughout the day, and each message is triggering an audible/vibration notification, that can add up and use a fair amount of battery. I have a secure texting app for work in a hospital, and on call days, that app just chews through battery because nurses are texting me nonstop.