How do I stop WhatsApp from draining my battery?

In the Settings app, scroll down and tap WhatsApp, then turn off Background App Refresh.


Few other steps you can try:
Clear cache
Restrict background activity
Set to sleeping/deep sleeping
Clear data
Reinstall
Clear data and reinstall
Force stop manually regularly
On data saver
Turn off media auto download
Dark mode
Flight mode/Turn off wifi
Contacted whatsapp support







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