Threads, the new social media app which was launched by Mark Zuckerberg as a rival to Elon Musk's Twitter, started draining the mobile batteries, claimed several users.
The app surpassed100 million users in just five days after its launch with many famous personalities migrating there.
While many users are enjoying the new app, several others claimed that Threads was draining their smartphone's battery, NDTV reported.
A number of users, frustrated by the issue, took to Twitter to discuss the problem. One of them said thatThreads is killing their phone's battery at a "lightning-fast" speed.
One of the users showed a list of applications consuming the battery and Threads was on the top of the list. The app usedaround 53% of the phone's energy followed by Twitter which used only 12%.
Even though many users made similar claims, Meta is still yet to comment on the issue.
However, the number of users has been surging since the launch of Threads. According toNew York Post, Twitter's traffic fell by 11% ascompared to the same period last year.
Threads has been joined by 100 million people in just five days, dethroningChatGPT to become the fastestonline platform to hit themilestone.
Meanwhile, Twitter has announced that it wouldsue Meta,alleging that it used its trade secrets and other confidential information.
Elon Musk's lawyer Alex Spiro has also accused Zuckerbergof "unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property".
Meta responded to the accusations by saying that theengineering team at Threads does not include any former Twitter employees.