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

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

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

Titles that exceed the excessive wake lock threshold may lose access to some discovery surfaces on Google Play. In addition, ...

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

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday launched a new Aadhaar app designed to let citizens securely ...

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

The feature will start rolling out from March 1, 2026. Google has announced that starting March 1, 2026, Play Store will ...

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

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

Google and Samsung are collaborating on a new system aimed at one of the most persistent frustrations for Android users.