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Google Play Store adds warnings about apps that could drain your battery

Google is targeting excessive 'wake locks,' a feature Android developers can use to prevent a device from going to sleep.

Google Play Store will show a warning label if an app excessively drains your Android phone’s battery

Google Play Store will soon flag apps that drain your Android battery, helping users spot power-hungry apps before installing them and pushing developers to improve their inefficient apps. The post ...
Bleeping Computer

Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store

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" ...
Android Authority

Can't open Google Play Store on your Android TV? Here's a quick fix

Some users are unable to open the Google Play Store on their Android TV and Google TV devices. The Play Store returns a “Can’t connect” error despite the device ...

Google's latest system update for Android is small, but surprisingly useful

Google's latest March 2026 system services update adds Wi-Fi Sync, free Play Store game trials, and more for Android and Wear ...