Last Updated on May 27, 2020 by Larious
It’s of no doubt that Android is right now the best mobile operating system. Compared to every other mobile operating system, Android has more features and customization options. Not only that, but the app availability is also quite high on Android.
On average, Android user installs almost 20-30 apps. Some of those apps were designed to run on the background. For example, GPS, email clients, etc. run on the background to provide you the recent information. At times, these apps can trigger a few problems like a temporary slowdown, battery drain, etc.
All these things can be solved if you find out exactly where the power is going. Android’s battery settings show you which apps have used or using battery power since your last charge. The battery screen can help you detect heavy battery apps.
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How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android’s Battery
So, in this article, we are going to share the best method to see which apps are draining your battery on Android smartphones.
1. Using Battery Settings
In this method, we are going to use the native battery settings to see which apps are draining the battery. So, let’s check out how to see which apps are draining your battery on an Android smartphone.
Step 1. First of all, open Settings on your Android smartphone.
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 25 Open Settings](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 26 Open Settings](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
Step 2. On the settings page, scroll down and tap on the ‘Battery’
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 27 Tap on 'Battery'](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610731_477_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 28 Tap on 'Battery'](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610731_477_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
Step 3. Next, tap on the ‘Battery Usage’ option.
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 29 Tap on 'Battery Usage'](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610731_387_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 30 Tap on 'Battery Usage'](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610731_387_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
Step 4. Under the ‘Software’ section, you will find the apps that have used the battery power since your last charge.
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 31 Expand the 'Software' section](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_374_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 32 Expand the 'Software' section](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_374_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
Step 5. You can tap on the app name to get more details.
Step 6. The same page would show you other details like CPU usage time, GPS usage time, Power Consumption, etc.
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 33 Tap on the 'App' to get more details](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_934_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 34 Tap on the 'App' to get more details](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_934_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
Step 7. If the app is not important to you, you can force stop the app from the same list.
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 35 Tap on the 'Force Stop' to close the app](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_294_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
![How To Find Out Apps That Are Draining Your Android's Battery 36 Tap on the 'Force Stop' to close the app](https://lowkeytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1590610732_294_How-To-Find-Out-Apps-That-Are-Draining-Your-Androids.png)
That’s it! You are done. This is how you can find out apps that are draining your Android’s battery.
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