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

The Android lock screen has evolved many times over the years. There have been various slide-to-unlock methods, and OEMs have always put their own spin on things. As it turns out, there are also a lot ...

Using widgets on your Android phone's home screen is a great way to view important information at a glance without opening apps. But did you know you can also add most of these widgets on your Android ...

Locking apps seems to be a growing trend, with Google introducing “Private Space” on Pixel and Apple following suit as well. Now, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch “App Lock” in its Android ...

Google giveth, and Google taketh away. It’s an all-too-common tale here in the land o’ Android, and it’s exactly what happened in the world of widgets on our lock screens. Now, it’s still entirely ...

Android 15 introduces a new security feature called Failed Authentication Lock that locks down your device when the OS detects multiple failed login attempts. Specifically, Android 15 locks your ...

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

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

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

Titles that exceed the excessive wake lock threshold may lose access to some discovery surfaces on Google Play. In addition, ...