Ask HN: Why do VPNs take up so much battery life on iOS?

by hahnchen on 3/21/2024, 8:50:40 AM with 3 comments

  • by curious_curios on 3/21/2024, 11:52:33 AM

    If it’s a VPN where it embeds the web browser that would explain it. Safari is consistently 20-30% battery usage even without a VPN.

  • by stop50 on 3/21/2024, 8:57:49 AM

    Because they have to do a lot of stuff in userspace

  • by pestatije on 3/21/2024, 9:28:27 AM

    not knowing where it is (or being confused about it), the os keeps trying to confirm its location, wasting battery