If you’ve ever glanced at your phone in the morning, confident that your battery is nearly full, only to find it gasping for ...

If you’ve ever wondered why your fully charged phone suddenly dips to 20% before lunchtime, Google might have an answer—and a ...

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 ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

It can be tough to know when a phone is on its deathbed or when an app is just being an overt battery hog. Google is going to help users get to the bottom of things, according to a recent Android ...

Google has introduced a new metric in the Play Console beta to detect excessive background wake locks. The tool helps developers identify and fix app behaviors that drain batteries without the user’s ...

You might close apps to speed up your phone, but Android already limits idle apps to save battery, so you don't need to micromanage them. Apps like Gmail still run background services to deliver ...

Android phones have become an essential part of our lives, powering everything from work to entertainment. Over the years, smartphones have evolved from basic mobile devices to powerful gadgets packed ...

Diagnosing mystery battery drain issues on a smartphone can be frustrating. Broadly speaking, per-app battery usage indicators aren't all that useful, since they only count usage by the core of the ...