An LG G2 user said it was “likely the worst offender” of the 100-plus apps on the device. One Samsung Galaxy 2 owner said that with Skype running in the background, the phone would not last past 7 hours. On Skype’s support forums, some members complained that the app was among the most power-hungry. It currently has a 4-star rating (out of 5) based on feedback from more than 2.8 million users. According to the app’s listing at the Google Play store, it has racked up 100 million to 500 million installs. The update will likely help millions of users. “With Skype 4.7 for Android, we are introducing aggressive battery savings that will allow most of our users to leave Skype running without noticeably affecting battery life,” he wrote. Eric Lin, a product marketing manager at Skype, announced that the newly released Skype 4.7 app for Android solves the problem. The company had welcome news for users in a March 18 blog post. The Android version of Microsoft’s popular Skype video calling app had one unpopular quirk: It placed a noticeable, sometimes massive, drain on batteries.
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