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 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 will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and ...

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

No smartphone is perfect, but more so than almost any other Android phone, Google Pixel devices seem to find themselves in the spotlight for bugs and software issues. That reputation is being ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...