{"id":8899,"date":"2017-03-17T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2018-05-21T19:41:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T23:41:34","slug":"apps-stealing-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/apps-stealing-data\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do About Apps That Are Stealing Your Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is your battery life draining faster than you\u2019d expect it to? That\u2019s most likely because some apps on your Android phone are still running in the background, using up your data and uselessly draining your battery simultaneously. You use your mobile phones so often per day that you would never think that the reason your battery is dying, or the reason your data usage skyrocketed this month, is because of apps that are still working when you\u2019re not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, even closing your apps when you are done with them doesn\u2019t necessarily ensure that they quit working or that they stop using data in the background. To protect your battery life and your data plan from unwarranted usage, use <\/span><b>DFNDR\u2019s Accelerate Internet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feature. This feature will boost your mobile phone\u2019s performance by closing the applications that are running in the background and speeding up your Internet with just a click. You will be happy when your smartphone runs better than ever and you have no wasted data. Click here to close background apps and speed up your device now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"psafe:\/\/launch\/internet_booster\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Accelerate-Internet-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"Accelerate Internet\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/center><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few apps that are using up your phone\u2019s data more than others. Here are the three biggest data-stealing apps on your phone:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Instagram<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing as Instagram has become a platform to post more than just a photo, the videos that appear on your feed are automatically preloaded by the app \u2014 which uses background data to make sure your apps are successfully preloaded in time for you to scroll through your newsfeed. While this may save you some time when you are scrolling through your newsfeed, it uses a lot of data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Snapchat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapchat is a killer when it comes down to both data and battery life. Similar to Instagram, Snapchat uses your data to constantly refresh stories and keep them preloaded for you so that you can just hit play when you are ready to watch. The trouble with this is that it causes your data to slowly wither away since the app requires a ton of data to begin with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dropbox<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropbox is extremely convenient when it comes to backing up your files or storing them for later. Unfortunately, Dropbox can be inconvenient when it comes to utilizing your data. The app constantly syncs and backs up your photos, even when you didn\u2019t prompt it to. It uploads your photos in the background \u2014 using more data than you anticipated. Make sure apps like Dropbox are not doing any extra work in the background in order to ensure the best performance for your smartphone and the most efficient usage of your data.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your phone isn\u2019t randomly slowing down. 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