--- title: "Instagram is causing Android phone battery drain, Google confirms" description: "Google confirms Instagram is causing severe battery drain on Android devices due to excessive background activity." author: "Meet Patel" published: 2025-05-30 updated: 2025-05-30 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/4547/instagram-is-causing-android-phone-battery-drain-google-confirms category: "instagram" tags: ["google"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Instagram is causing Android phone battery drain, Google confirms A recent confirmation from [Google](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4500/only-google-controls-chrome-company-executive-tells-judge) places Instagram at the center of an Android [smartphone battery](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/63588/6-things-that-are-draining-your-smartphone-battery-with-solutions) draining issue. Users are reporting unexpected power drops and [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) experts have since been calling the problem out directly to Instagram’s background processes that seem to consume excessive system resources even while the app is idle. ## Highlights: - Google has officially confirmed Instagram as the cause of battery drain in Android devices. - Instagram’s background activity is consuming abnormal power levels. - Users have reported battery dropping rapidly after opening the app. - Temporary fixes include restricting Instagram’s background usage. - Instagram is reportedly working on an update to [resolve the issue](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108575/how-to-resolve-the-issue-of-sign-up-in-the-mindstick-website). While immensely popular, Instagram has drawn ire from [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4291/google-rolls-out-identity-check-feature-for-select-android-15-devices) users — at least some of whom — have been increasingly frustrated by sudden drops in their [battery life](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2325/how-can-an-operating-system-improve-battery-life-while-running-an-app). Following the diagnostics, Google confirmed that the power intensive processes running in the background on the app indeed impact the battery in a great way. Users, however, depend largely on Instagram for personal and [professional](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13107/scaling-the-gap-between-a-graduate-and-a-professional) purposes, because of which this has been a point of concern. On new Android models, if Instagram is not even open, it remains active and causes something called [battery drain](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305180/tips-to-optimize-your-smartphone-s-battery-life) issue. Users also said sessions as short as 15 minutes would result in disproportionately large battery drops. Google told users to restrict background activity for Instagram until a permanent fix is released. While the drains are unexpected, these have caused many to temporarily uninstall the app. Obviously, Instagram have been aware of the reports and have confirmed that a fix is on the way. We are in close contact with our Android teams to craft an optimized [update](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305348/the-good-bad-and-ugly-side-of-software-updates-in-2025) that fixes the issue without impacting the [user experience](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12731/the-importance-of-feedback-to-the-user-experience). Users meanwhile are urged to stay tuned on power usage of apps surrounding Instagram and keep their apps updated. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/4547/instagram-is-causing-android-phone-battery-drain-google-confirms Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.