I eventually came across SaverTuner, which felt noticeably different. It’s open-source, and instead of working against Android’s power system, it works with it. The app exposes deeper battery ...

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

Google is tackling Android battery drain by introducing a new metric to track excessive wake locks in apps. Collaboration with smartphone manufacturers like Samsung will enhance app optimization to ...

Google is asking developers to "raise the bar" on battery efficiency. New Android metrics will give programmers deeper insight into how their apps consume power – ...

Which apps aren’t the best for your phone’s battery, performance, and data plan? Photo: Pixelkult/Pixabay CC [/caption] The latest quarterly report from antivirus company AVG has outed the ...

The battery-adjacent tweaks in Android 14 QPR2 continues with Pixel devices redesigning App battery usage in Settings. With Android 14 QPR2, the page has been reorganized with a “Manage battery usage” ...

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 fully rolls out the ability to limit battery charging to 80% for Pixel devices. With Beta 1, some users saw a notification about enabling the new charge limit, but were unable ...

I spend hours on my Samsung phone daily testing apps, browsing the internet, and working on productivity software. Many of these are resource-hungry or silently drain my battery while running in the ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Squeeze more battery out of your smartphone with these tips. March 20, 2013 — -- "Do you know where there is an outlet to plug in my phone?" you ask as you scour the lower part of the wall for a ...