Google Update – Google will tell you which apps consume the most battery, let's find out

if you're an Android user, there's good news for you. Google is soon implementing a major change. Often, smartphone battery drains quickly due to apps that constantly use the CPU in the background.For user convenience and better battery management, Google is taking strict action against such apps. Apps that consume excessive battery will now be displayed with a warning label on the Google Play Store. Let's learn the full details.

A warning label will appear on the Play Store

In a blog post, Google stated that it is implementing a "wake lock technical quality treatment" in the Google Play Store. This process began on March 1st.

Action on battery-hungry apps

Apps that repeatedly use partial wake locks will be shown with a warning on the Play Store.

Such apps will also be removed from features like Play Store recommendations and discovery surface.

Its aim is to motivate developers to create better and battery-friendly apps.

What is Partial Wake Lock?

Partial Wake Lock is a system mechanism that allows apps to keep the CPU active even when the phone's screen is off. This feature is designed for essential tasks, but many apps misuse it, causing the phone's battery to drain faster.

When will an app be considered “bad behavior”?

According to Google, if an app has been:

More than 5% of users in session

After the screen is turned off

On average, Partial Wake Lock remains active for 2 hours or more.

So it will be considered as bad behavior (Bad Behavior Threshold) and a warning will be shown for it on Play Store.

What will be the benefit to the users?

It will be easier to identify apps that consume more battery.

The phone's battery life will be better

Developers will be forced to create more optimized apps

With this new move, it is expected that Android users will get better battery and the quality of apps available on the Play Store will also be better than before.

PC:Journal India