Should you uninstall your social media apps and switch to 'wrappers'?

The vast majority of smartphones have some kind of social media app installed, be it Facebook, TikTok, Twitter or a combination of all. And yet these apps are known to spy on our activity while drain the phone's battery. The alternative is something call a 'wrapper'. — Silas Stein/dpa

The vast majority of smartphones have some kind of social media app installed, be it Facebook, TikTok, Twitter or a combination of all. And yet these apps are known to spy on our activity while draining the phone's battery. The alternative is something call a “wrapper”.

Regardless of whether it's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or other social networks, you don't have to install their app to use them on your smartphone.