Google is asking developers to "raise the bar" on battery efficiency. New Android metrics will give programmers deeper insight into how their apps consume power – ...

Starting in March, Play Store app listings will show warnings for high background battery drain, and may even have limited ...

Diagnosing mystery battery drain issues on a smartphone can be frustrating. Broadly speaking, per-app battery usage indicators aren't all that useful, since they only count usage by the core of the ...

In a rather curious announcement on Wednesday morning, Google told users to update Instagram to “fix a battery drain issue on Android devices.” This “Battery drain on Android devices” post on the ...

You might close apps to speed up your phone, but Android already limits idle apps to save battery, so you don't need to micromanage them. Apps like Gmail still run background services to deliver ...

All devices (Pixel 6+) get a “Battery health” menu in Settings app > Battery with Android 16. It lists help articles, like “Avoid extreme temperatures,” under a dropdown, and moves “Charging ...