The lock screen on your phone or tablet is a tool designed to prevent strangers from accessing your device. Because of this ...

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

Assuming your phone is on and online, you should be able to see its location on a map. From there, you can make it ring, lock it, set a lock screen note to tell whoever has it how to get it back to ...

Google is cracking down on battery-draining Android apps with a new Play Store policy targeting “excessive partial wake locks ...

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

Third-party apps are currently the best path to an improved always-on display experience. For example, the StandBy Mode Pro ...

Google has issued new app quality guidelines to prevent apps from excessively draining your phone's battery life.

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

Starting in 2026, Android apps that cause battery drain from excessive wake locks will face reduced discoverability on the Play Store.

The launcher is called Senior Home, and according to another post on Reddit, it was originally made for the developer’s ...

Samsung phones offer back tap functionality via the RegiStar app, and a new update should make for a more reliable experience.

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