DRAINS BATTERY POWER with "BACKGROUND ACTIVITY" – Mahjongg Candy Review

After I got this game, my phone's battery started running out of charge fast, and I've had to plug it in to recharge several times a day. When I looked at 'Battery Usage,' this game was at the top of the list of apps, using way more power than anything else, even though I wasn't playing it that much. It was also the only app that had the note "Background Activity" under its name on the 'Battery Usage' list. I was advised to try disabling the 'Background App Refresh' setting, which I did, but it didn't stop - or even slow down - this game's battery usage, and it still says "Background Activity" on the 'Battery Usage' list. That's the reason I'm going to delete it. I did enjoy playing this game, despite a couple things I found frustrating. Each game gives you a different layout of the tiles, and in some of the layouts it is very difficult to tell whether or not some of the tiles are free for play. It's a timed game, and it's aggravating when you are trying to race against the clock but have to waste time tapping tiles that look like they are free, but aren't. If the game let you choose which layout of tiles you wanted to play, you could just play ones where this wasn't a problem - but it doesn't let you choose the layout. So when one of those layouts comes up, the game can be more frustrating than fun. The other game play frustration is that in most layouts the tiles are rather small, and even when I think I've aimed carefully to tap the tile I want, it often selects a tile next to the one I wanted. Sometimes I have to try 5 or 6 times to select the tile I want, even if I'm using a stylus and really concentrating on adjusting my aim. Since you are playing against the clock, wasting time trying to get the game to select the tile you want is really aggravating. Maybe I just lack adequate tap-aiming skills, but I don't think that's the problem since I don't have problems aiming my taps when I play other games.
Review by ParadoxJan on Mahjongg Candy.