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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.
Newspoint on MSN

Google Play Store: Google will now warn you about apps that consume more battery, and these alerts will appear before downloading.

Tech giant Google has taken a new step to improve the convenience of Android users. Apps that use excessive battery power will now be displayed with a warning on the Google Play Store. This means that ...
Android Authority

Google Chrome could soon be less annoying when downloading APKs

Google Chrome for Android may soon reduce how often it shows the “file may be harmful” warning. The warning won’t be shown anymore if the user has Google Play Protect enabled. However, the warning ...
Android Police

Google Play wants to make sure you 'Download apps, not traps'

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...