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Google Play will start showing red warnings for apps that overuse background activity and drain battery, using a new ‘wake locks’ metric from March 1, 2026.

Google is reportedly introducing a new “excessive partial wake locks” metric to flag Android apps that drain battery life through high background activity. Co-developed with Samsung, the policy could ...

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

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

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

Google is stepping up its fight against battery-draining apps, and the latest changes are a win for Android users who’ve been ...

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

Google Play Store now has a smart feature that helps you save your phone's battery without you realizing it. The new changes ...

Google Play Store will soon flag apps that excessively drain phone batteries, starting March 1, 2026. Users will see warnings on listings for apps with high background activity, impacting their ...

Google Play introduces a new AI powered system to reduce background app drain, improving Android battery life and app ...

Google wants to curb excessively power-hungry apps. A new metric should warn users about battery-draining applications in the ...