Facebook's Android app certainly makes the social media network more accessible and convenient to use. But a recent test by found that dumping the Facebook app reportedly saves up to 20% of the smartphone's battery life.

Facebook Central Item Officer Chris Cox even encouraged his staff to switch to Android from iOS a year ago in order to experience the issues firsthand and figure out if the draining issue is true, in response to reports that the OS is experiencing problems regarding the app's wastefulness in battery life. Such has been done with the intent of introducing regular developments that enhance the Facebook app's performance on Android smartphones.

The test was conducted by blogger Russell Holly of Android Central in January. As Tech World Zone reported, Holly found that both the smartphone's performance and battery life improved dramatically when the Facebook app was removed from the phone. A group of Redditors subsequently came up with their own tests and reported dramatically-improved battery performance when the app was removed from their smartphones. Such is practically consistent with Holly's test, meaning that 

According to GIZMODO, it's true that while the Facebook app didn't appear to be using an inordinate amount of power, Android in itself uses more battery life in the background, which contributes to the app's unhealthy tendency to use more battery life. Overall user experience has also declined as a result of the Facebook app's riunning in the background, what with the slowdown it brings in operations. With that, said problem may not just be limited on the part of the social media giant's app development team. 

A Facebook representative spoke about the issue: "We have heard reports of a few people encountering speed issues coming from our Android application. We are investigating this and will update you as often as possible. We are focused on keeping on enhancing these issues."

Indeed, despite the tests, the assertion made may not be true for everyone since they were conducted using select Android smartphones. With that, users must make it a point to check if such findings are the same for them.