[arjohnson79]

I just recently upgraded my 8900 to the new OS 4.6.1.231 a couple of weeks ago after reading that would help with my battery life. Problem is...just yesterday I upgraded to the new Facebook app 1.7. It is draining my battery EXTREMELY fast. Even when I "close" out of it it still drains pretty fast. I tried uninstalling it and that helped tremendously which leads me to believe it is the app. I was wondering if anyone else is having the same issue and what they are doing to remedy the problem. I LOVE the new app. and want to use it but HATE the battery life issues with this phone.

[aera]

Im running 1.7 with .231 and I am seeing no battery issues. Is it possible that you have another app open as well as FB I'm getting 2 days between charges

[arjohnson79]

Is there a way to check to see what apps may be running in the background?

[DataCentre]

No issues for me either.

[3CISSBB]

Is there a way to check to see what apps may be running in the background?

Hold down your Blackberry menu button [] for 2 seconds. That will bring up the app switcher.

[aera]

Hold down your Blackberry menu button [] for 2 seconds. That will bring up the app switcher.

Also there are 5 things always running. Phone, Browser, BBM, Home, Messages

[Hydroshock]

Hold down your Blackberry menu button [] for 2 seconds. That will bring up the app switcher.

And from the app switcher, just go through different programs and select close. Though one of the biggest battery drainers is probably clicking a button to open up the display. Try turning down the brightness, and avoid habitual checking for messages with no light flashing

[arjohnson79]

THANKS...I did close some apps and then also deleted some of the apps I longer used. I guess I just assumed if you backed out of an app (using power button) it closed. Didn't realize I did have a number of things open. Seemed to have fixed the problem. Have reinstalled the Facebook 1.7 app and don't seem to have the battery life issue anymore...THANKS for the help!!

[CarrierUnlock]

I had that issue, but then upgraded to the most recent 5.0 OS and works great now.

[aera]

You should see a big improvement. Congrats on getting it fixed

[Vuittonbabi18]

Im running .250 with the 1.7 fb app and notice no change in my battery. glad you fixed the problem

[ReggieTee]

I'm running 5.0 finally and I must say my battery life has improved drastically! No more do I have to charge while at the office.

[dabigd]

I'm running 5.0 and when I installed fb 1.7 a couple of days ago I too saw a significant decrease in battery life. I uninstalled it and my battery life has gone back to normal. I don't know if it means anything but my experience does corroborate arjohnson79's.

[sumeda81]

I have the same problem, installed the the new fb app1.7 and now my battery drains in 3 hrs.. not sure upgrading to OS 5.0 will change things? uggh!

[garran]

I've also noticed this issue. I'm on T-Mobile's official .231 and have since downgraded to Facebook V1.6 to resolve.