Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...

If you feel like your iPhone's battery is draining quickly after downloading the latest update, don't panic.

Google will now label battery draining apps in the Google Play store. Credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It's happened to all of us. You fully charge your smartphone battery ...

Google is introducing new Play Store metrics that identify and flag apps responsible for excessive battery drain. Apps that exceed defined thresholds may face reduced visibility or warning labels, ...

Google has issued new app quality guidelines to prevent apps from excessively draining your phone’s battery life. Starting March 1, 2026, if an app is found to be holding wake locks excessively, it ...

Google has launched a new “excessive partial wake locks” metric for Android app developers that will result in Play Store warnings for end users. Apps can hold wake locks to prevent the user’s device ...

What’s happened? Google is cracking down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain by rolling out a new metric and updated Play Store policy. The “Excessive Partial Wake Locks” metric is now ...

In the fourth iOS 26.1 beta, Apple added a "Tinted" option that reduces the translucency of Liquid Glass for those who prefer a more opaque look. I saw some comments wondering whether the setting ...