Google is cracking down on battery-draining Android apps with a new Play Store policy targeting “excessive partial wake locks ...

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Google will penalize Android apps that drain your battery with a new "Excessive Partial Wake Lock" metric starting March 2026 ...

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For users, this update offers clearer transparency, and one more tool to avoid apps that quietly kill battery life behind the scenes.

If your Android phone battery often drains faster than expected, Google may finally have a fix. It is introducing a new system that will warn users when an app is silently consuming too much power.

There is no dearth of Android applications, from millions of options in the Google Play Store to thousands in popular third-party stores, such as F-Droid. You'll be spoiled for choice. But this choice ...