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Google is clamping down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain

Cs news10 months ago03 mins

It can be tough to know when a phone is on its deathbed or when an app is just being an overt battery hog. Google is going to help users get to the bottom of things, according to a recent Android Developers Blog. The company just announced the launch of a new metric for app…

The top 10 apps that are secretly draining your phone battery (and how to stop them)

Cs news11 months ago06 mins

Smartphone batteries are under siege. A recent study from telecommunications and network company Elevate, which analyzed user habits to pinpoint the apps placing the heaviest strain on devices, shows that the average phone now requires daily charging, a sharp decline from 2019 when most phones lasted about 1.5 days between charges. The culprit? Both heavy…