Google to penalize battery-draining apps in new Play Store policy

[Redaktion]

Google is tightening control over apps that secretly drain your phone's battery. Starting March 2026, Android apps that keep devices awake for too long will face penalties and warning labels on the Play Store. The move, developed with Samsung, pushes developers to make power-efficient apps and gives users clearer insight into what's wasting their battery life.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-to-penalize-battery-draining-apps-in-new-Play-Store-policy.1160349.0.html

[villeneuve]

What really is wasting battery, bandwidth & storage space are Google's & Samsung's crapware and malware they force on people by abusing the market power & the politicians & non IT-companies standby watching or cooperating with the evil. They newest top of the pile of Google's s*** is Gemini, it's ridiculous.