Comments on: Which apps will drain your battery and data plan? Verizon’s got a list

By: Lakshman Kakkirala

Lakshman Kakkirala — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:49:37 +0000

It’s common knowledge that most app developers do very little testing. As mobile devices become more and more mainstream and people start depending on it, the current quality simply will not do. App developers have to pull up their socks and do some quality checks of their app, especially how they run in the background and how much drain they cause on my battery.

By: PrepaidWireless Guy

PrepaidWireless Guy — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:18:20 +0000

Carriers couldn’t possibly sort out the interactions and issues that hundreds of thousands of apps could have, and the millions of permutations. Sorry, but that’s a ridiculous comment. If you’ve ever called your PC manufacturer with issues, the first thing they’ll do after some very basic troubleshooting is have you restore it to factory conditions. Troubleshooting other people’s software is not feasible. The fact that people switch carriers for such issues is pathetic.

By: androiduser

androiduser — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:27:38 +0000

thank goodness for this. I removed the memory, battery, and data hog FB App a couple months ago and now use my browser app–opera, which is easy on resources. Best, I don’t get innundated with unwanted FB ads.

By: Jaybird2005

Jaybird2005 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:53:18 +0000

This is a huge problem. Most users blame their carrier or phone manufacturer. Both are clueless and their support might as well be scribbles on some bathroom wall.
No one seems to care that an update (of something) causes problems. Cell makers/carriers need to have a ‘test group’ of power users they can monitor and see which combinations cause trouble. Otherwise users just cuss their provider and live with the issue (or switch carriers). There seems to be no support after the sale. No one cares that you battery life dropped 75% and you change carriers (which fixes the problem because some app you downloaded 3 days ago and are not going to install on the new phone did not get along with Exchange).
Smart phones are a mess of code and hidden updates. No one seems to want to sort it out. Meanwhile everyone hates their carrier,.

By: Matt Howell

Matt Howell — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:45:28 +0000

It’s good to see Verizon offering a usability list, for various apps, like this – while they may have “other reasons” for offering such a list, I’m glad such a list now exists.