Hi, I have an iPhone 16 Pro Max . In the battery settings I noticed that the activity in the background of WhatsApp is very high. Is there a way to prevent this and get notifications anyway? If it's related... I have a lot of active groups on mute.
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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
Minimize Background App Refresh: Limit the number of apps allowed to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and disable it for apps that don't require real-time updates. Switch apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support (IN)
Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh. · Turn Background App Refresh on or off, or adjust the options for individual apps.
Refresh content in apps you're not actively using on ...
Minimize Background App Refresh: Limit the number of apps allowed to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and disable it for apps that don't require real-time updates. Switch apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support (IN)
Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh. · Turn Background App Refresh on or off, or adjust the options for individual apps.
Refresh content in apps you're not actively using on ...
Try deleting the app and re-loading. That simple step often fixes problems with individual apps.
WhatsApp is notorious for consuming a tremendous amount of battery resources. It never used to be this way, but since Meta purchased it, they have motives other than providing a messaging app. Meta gets its revenue from selling your personal information. All apps in the App Store have to disclose the information they can harvest and for WhatsApp, you can see that it gets:
The Background App Refresh switch does not prevent all background tasks that an app is allowed to run. It just pertains to the background tasks that are responsible for updating the UI, so when you launch the app again, you will see these changes immediately. There are other background tasks that an app can run that allows it to communicate with their own servers.
As you have seen, Apple gives you the tools to evaluate the affects of each app on your device and the impact they have on battery consumption so you can make a decision on if you want to use the app. You have the option to contact the developer or remove the app. Meta has updated WhatsApp 8 times in the last month, with some correcting issues and also causing more problems. It may be the case, they are aware of this problem and attempting to correct it.
WhatsApp is not an Apple product. Contact the app developer here --> App Support or WhatsApp FAQ Or Restoring your chat history - WhatsApp FAQ or Contact WhatsApp
WhatsApp Business is not an Apple product. Contact the app developer here --> Developer Website or App Support or WhatsApp business products - WhatsApp FAQ
How can I limit WhatsApp's background activity on my iPhone?
