Android users may soon know exactly which apps drain their phone battery, as Google Play prepares to introduce automatic background activity alerts.

If you have a Galaxy phone, you can also put unused apps to sleep. Go to Settings > Battery and device care > Battery > ...

Android Oreo displays a persistent notification for each app running in the background, to give the user a better idea of what is happening on their device. But for power users that frequently run ...

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

The normal routine for most mobile phone apps includes running in the background. That constant activity keeps them functional for when you need them and helps other apps function as well. Sometimes, ...

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Google’s strategy was pretty simple with this notification. If it couldn’t do anything to make the apps use less power, it was going to annoy you into making sure you knew what was going on with your ...