The update affects multiple device categories, including phones, tablets, Wear OS watches, Android Auto and Automotive ...

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Starting in March, Play Store app listings will show warnings for high background battery drain, and may even have limited ...

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

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Google Play will start showing red warnings for apps that overuse background activity and drain battery, using a new ‘wake locks’ metric from March 1, 2026.

Google wants Android apps to stop wasting battery with excessive wake locks, and those that don’t meet a certain threshold ...

Good news, Android users. Google is going to step in and help you find the perpetrators. Google just announced the launch of a new beta vitals metric for Android app developers that will result in a ...

Google Play will soon warn users about apps that cause excessive battery drain, affecting rankings and visibility.

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Google has also rolled out a new Android Vitals metric that measures excessive use of wake locks. These occur when an app ...

Starting in 2026, Android apps that cause battery drain from excessive wake locks will face reduced discoverability on the Play Store.