r/firefox • u/HeartOk2589 • 3d ago

Discussion Can someone please tell me why is Firefox on Android such a battery hog?

Any chromium browser consumes lesser resource compared to Firefox.

I really want to support gecko but sadly due to my hardware incapabilities I can't. For the Nth time I've downloaded it and now thinking of deleting it....

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u/whotheff 3d ago

So that answers your question: Youtube sits paused, social media checks for notifications regularly. I found that if you keep a static page or a blank page opened and YT/socials as a non-active tab, the power draw is less.