Google will begin clamping down on Android apps that drain a smartphone battery. The Play Store will begin showing warnings ...

Good news, Android users. Google is going to step in and help you find the perpetrators. Google just announced the launch of ...

From March 1, 2026, Google will introduce battery usage warning labels for Android apps that consume excess power in the ...

Google will penalize Android apps that drain your battery with a new "Excessive Partial Wake Lock" metric starting March 2026 ...

Google Play will soon warn users about apps that cause excessive battery drain, affecting rankings and visibility.

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

Producdevity shares a few examples, and beyond just benchmarking apps, these days some phones also try the same trick with ...

Increasing hacking incidents are linked to popular applications, particularly Google Find Hub, which has been exploited by ...

Google has also rolled out a new Android Vitals metric that measures excessive use of wake locks. These occur when an app ...

Google wants Android apps to stop wasting battery with excessive wake locks, and those that don’t meet a certain threshold ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for the Android version of Tandem Diabetes Care’s Tandem Mobi ...

Google and Samsung are reportedly developing a system to identify and reduce excessive battery usage by Android apps, aiming ...