{"id":53405,"date":"2014-10-04T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=53405"},"modified":"2014-10-03T17:52:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T17:52:43","slug":"these-8-popular-games-totally-kill-your-phone-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=53405","title":{"rendered":"These 8 popular games totally kill your phone battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s all fun and games until your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/smartphone\/\">smartphone<\/a>\u00a0battery dies.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re passing time or procrastinating,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/mobile-gaming\/\">mobile games<\/a>\u00a0offer endless hours of entertainment. But with advanced graphics, special effects and more, games can sharply cut your device&#8217;s battery life and quietly eat up your data plan.<\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/angry-birds\/\">Angry Birds<\/a><\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/candy-crush-saga\/\">Candy Crush Saga<\/a><\/em>, many of the culprits include games we all love and play regularly \u2014 especially when we keep them running in the background. To get the most out of your phone&#8217;s last charge, it&#8217;s best to exit out of battery-hogging\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/apps\/\">apps<\/a>\u00a0when you&#8217;re not using them.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a roundup of eight popular games that can take a huge toll on your smartphone&#8217;s battery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<em>Angry Birds<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Angrybirds\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwL2U2L2FuZ3J5YmlyZHMuMmQ4ZjguanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc\/073103ba\/1be\/angrybirds.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Who knew flinging birds across a screen could be such a huge battery suck?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yaabot.com\/5015\/5-apps-drain-battery-androidios\/\">Pop-up advertising on free versions of apps<\/a>\u00a0like\u00a0<em>Angry Birds<\/em>\u00a0are known for eating up battery. This all-time favorite game has the fourth-highest background battery drain rate (185 megawatts) on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m2appmonitor.com\/community-reports-website\/\">App Monitor&#8217;s list<\/a>\u00a0of the most popular\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/android\">Android<\/a>\u00a0games.<\/p>\n<p>Android batteries aren&#8217;t the only ones suffering from\u00a0<em>Angry Birds<\/em>. On a MacRumors.com message board,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/showthread.php?t=1020080\">user TheGarreth says<\/a>\u00a0when he plays the game, the battery of his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/ios\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0device loses 10% every 25 to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Angry Birds<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/angry-birds-free\/id409807569?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.rovio.angrybirds&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>2.\u00a0<em>Candy Crush Saga<\/em><\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Candycrush\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwL2RlL2NhbmR5Y3J1c2guYTVkN2YuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc\/12043742\/15b\/candycrush.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Candy Crush Saga<\/em>\u00a0is another popular game that can lead to serious battery drain.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/support\/information\/app_ranking\/high_risk.html\">Verizon lists<\/a>\u00a0the addictive game as a &#8220;high-risk Android app,&#8221; and states that an untouched device running the app will drain the battery 3.2 times faster than usual.<\/div>\n<div>In addition, the game\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/vampire-apps-suck-power-from-your-smartphones\">ranks 10th<\/a>\u00a0on a list of battery-draining Android apps by KS Mobile, the developers of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmcm.com\/en-us\/battery-doctor\/\"><em>Battery Doctor<\/em>\u00a0app<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Candy Crush Saga<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/candy-crush-saga\/id553834731?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.king.candycrushsaga&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>3. Fruit Ninja<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Fruitninja\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwLzU1L2ZydWl0bmluamEuNWZlMWQuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc\/7042a30c\/e1d\/fruitninja.jpg\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Fruit Ninja<\/em>, which creator Halfbrick Studios dubbed &#8220;the greatest fruit-slicing game in the world,&#8221; is another game that sucks up battery juice on iOS and Android devices. In\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/vampire-apps-suck-power-from-your-smartphones\">KS Mobile&#8217;s report<\/a>\u00a0on battery-draining Android apps,\u00a0<em>Fruit Ninja<\/em>\u00a0lands in ninth place.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fruit Ninja<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fruit-ninja-free\/id403858572?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjafree&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>4.\u00a0<em>Jewels Star<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jewels-star\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwL2MzL2pld2Vsc3N0YXIuOWQ2MGMuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc\/a431c983\/a10\/jewels-star.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>With its sophisticated 3D graphics, it&#8217;s no wonder why\u00a0<em>Jewels Star<\/em>\u00a0has high levels of battery consumption. Compared to other popular Android games,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m2appmonitor.com\/community-reports-website\/\">App Monitor found<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<em>Jewels Star<\/em>\u00a0has the highest background battery drain rate of 344 megawatts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jewels Star<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.game.JewelsStar&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong><em>Hay Day<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Hay-day\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwLzA4L2hheWRheS43OTJjYy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4ODUwPgplCWpwZw\/efe4a322\/7b2\/hay-day.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Sitting close behind\u00a0<em>Jewels Star<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0<em>Hay Day<\/em>, a game that lets players build and grow their own farms. In comparison to other popular Android games,\u00a0<em>Hay Day<\/em>\u00a0has the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m2appmonitor.com\/community-reports-website\/\">second-highest background battery drain rate<\/a>\u00a0of 216 megawatts.<\/p>\n<p>The game also has iOS users complaining about massive battery drainage. On\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/apple\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0Support Communities,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/4156059?start=0&amp;tstart=0\">user Harshavk1999 says<\/a>\u00a0<em>Hay Day<\/em>\u00a0drained his iPad 3 battery from 73% to 65% in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hay Day<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/hay-day\/id506627515?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.supercell.hayday&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<em>Clash of Clans<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clash-of-clans\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwL2U5L2NsYXNob2ZjbGFuLjdjNzkxLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg4NTA-CmUJanBn\/50921198\/336\/clash-of-clans.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p><em>Clash of Clans<\/em>\u00a0has been known to take a huge hit on phone batteries. With a background battery drain rate of 209 megawatts, it&#8217;s no surprise that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ClashOfClans\/comments\/1yucof\/clash_of_clans_draining\/\">players have complained<\/a>\u00a0about this battle game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ClashOfClans\/comments\/1yucof\/clash_of_clans_draining\/cfnuaes\">Reddit user Chief nomaswheat11 says<\/a>\u00a0he doesn&#8217;t bother playing\u00a0<em>Clash of Clans<\/em>\u00a0unless there&#8217;s a charger nearby or his device is charging.<\/p>\n<p><em>Clash of Clans<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/clash-of-clans\/id529479190?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.supercell.clashofclans&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>7. Temple Run 2<\/em><\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Templerun2\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwLzc1L3RlbXBsZXJ1bjIuODk2OGMuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc\/d5a157ba\/572\/templerun2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Temple Run 2<\/em>, a sequel to the original\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/temple-run\/id420009108?mt=8\"><em>Temple Run<\/em><\/a>, is free to download, but iOS and Android users have to pay for its excessive battery usage. With realistic visuals and action-packed obstacles, this running game comes in sixth place on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/vampire-apps-suck-power-from-your-smartphones\">KS Mobile&#8217;s top 10 list of battery-draining Android apps<\/a>.\n<p><em>Temple Run 2<\/em>\u00a0is available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/temple-run-2\/id572395608?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.imangi.templerun2&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>8. Bejeweled Blitz<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bejeweled_blitz\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE0LzA5LzMwL2UwL2JlamV3ZWxlZF9iLjZjMjlkLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg4NTA-CmUJanBn\/f3e734fd\/2e9\/bejeweled_blitz.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Watch out,\u00a0<em>Bejeweled Blitz<\/em>\u00a0addicts: Regardless if you have an iOS or Android device, this gem-matching puzzle will quickly eating up your battery. Like\u00a0<em>Candy Crush Saga<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/support\/information\/app_ranking\/high_risk.html\">Verizon lists<\/a>\u00a0<em>Bejeweled Blitz<\/em>\u00a0as a &#8220;high-risk Android app.&#8221; If the game is left running on your device, it will exhaust the battery 2.4 times faster than normal and can consume up to 75 MB of data in a month.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bejeweled Blitz<\/em>\u00a0is free to download and available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/bejeweled-blitz\/id469960709?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ea.BejeweledBlitz_na&amp;hl=en\">Android<\/a>\u00a0devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0mashable.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s all fun and games until your\u00a0smartphone\u00a0battery dies. Whether you&#8217;re passing time or procrastinating,\u00a0mobile games\u00a0offer endless hours of entertainment. But with advanced graphics, special effects and more, games can sharply cut your device&#8217;s battery life and quietly eat up your data plan. From\u00a0Angry Birds\u00a0to\u00a0Candy Crush Saga, many of the culprits include games we all love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-53405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dr-akwasi-osei"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}