Another silent battery killer is your phone’s screen timeout. Think about it. Every time you put your phone down without locking it, the screen stays on longer than necessary. Those extra seconds may ...

If your Android battery seems to vanish faster than your morning coffee, you’re not alone. Many users assume their phone is ...

There’s a particular kind of irritation that comes from watching your battery drain in real time. Even with Adaptive Battery, power saver mode, and every background restriction you can think of, some ...

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If you're not using an iPhone, chances are you've got an Android phone in your pocket. Android is Google's mobile operating system, and it powers a range of phones like the Samsung Galaxy and Google ...

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What’s happened? Google is cracking down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain by rolling out a new metric and updated Play Store policy. The “Excessive Partial Wake Locks” metric is now ...

Charging your Android phone to 100% seems like a logical way to ensure it lasts you through the day, but this routine could actually be hurting your phone in the long term. This is because most ...

Apple’s AirTag 2 may offer both low and very low battery alerts. Most Android trackers still rely on a single vague low-battery warning. The AirTag 2 is expected to launch in the fall, likely ...

Google has now solved that problem with the November Pixel Drop. In a recent blog post, the company announced that all phones ...