Techniques for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Mobile Apps: A Taxonomy and Systematic Literature Review

TL;DR

This paper systematically reviews and categorizes techniques to enhance energy efficiency in mobile apps, providing a comprehensive taxonomy and serving as a reference for developers and testers.

Contribution

It introduces a novel taxonomy of energy efficiency techniques for mobile apps based on a systematic review of 91 studies, filling a knowledge gap.

Findings

Seven main categories of techniques identified

Provides a structured reference for developers and testers

Synthesizes existing methods into a comprehensive taxonomy

Abstract

Building energy efficient software is an increasingly important task for mobile developers. However, a cumulative body of knowledge of techniques that support this goal does not exist. We conduct a systematic literature review to gather information on existing techniques that allow developers to increase energy efficiency in mobile apps. Based on a synthesis of the 91 included primary studies, we propose a taxonomy of techniques for improving the energy efficiency in mobile apps. The taxonomy includes seven main categories of techniques and serves as a collection of available methods for developers and as a reference guide for software testers when performing energy efficiency testing by the means of benchmark tests.