{"id":28820,"date":"2026-03-10T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/google-now-shows-you-battery-drain-alert-for-android-apps-on-phones-know-more-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:47:11","slug":"google-now-shows-you-battery-drain-alert-for-android-apps-on-phones-know-more-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/google-now-shows-you-battery-drain-alert-for-android-apps-on-phones-know-more-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Now Shows You \u2018Battery Drain\u2019 Alert For Android Apps On Phones: Know More | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9951710\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">March 10, 2026, 09:13 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9951710\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 asubttl-schema\">Android apps are culpable of draining your phone&#8217;s battery and starting March 1, 2026 Google is bringing the new change.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Google%20Now%20Shows%20You%20%E2%80%98Battery%20Drain%E2%80%99%20Alert%20For%20Android%20Apps%20On%20Phones%3A%20Know%20More - %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/google-now-shows-you-battery-drain-alert-for-android-apps-on-phones-know-more-9951710.html%3Futm_source%3Dwhatsapp%26utm_medium%3Dsocial_share%26utm_campaign%3Dnw18english%0D%0A %0D%0A Get the latest news anytime, anywhere. Install News18 app for free! %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/onelink.to\/website-share-eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 sclrnd wapp social_share\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 notifycnt social_share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_share_icon.svg\" alt=\"new share icon\" title=\"new share icon\" width=\"8\" height=\"9\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 social_share\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_whatsapp_icon.svg\" alt=\"new whatsapp icon\" title=\"new whatsapp icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 social_share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 amimg\">\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 amimgwrp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google is offering a new way to know which apps drain the phone's battery.\" title=\"Google is offering a new way to know which apps drain the phone's battery.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\"\/><i class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 imgzoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/zoom-img.svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 imgzoomicn tap_to_zoom\"\/><\/i><\/div>\n<p>Google is offering a new way to know which apps drain the phone&#8217;s battery.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 flscrnimgwrp \"><img class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 flscrnimg\"\/><span class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" viewbox=\"0 0 44 44\" fill=\"none\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 flscrncls\"><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"22\" transform=\"rotate(-90 22 22)\" fill=\"#111111\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\"\/><path d=\"M29.7757 16.8142L23.9651 22.6248L29.7757 28.4355L28.3108 29.9004L22.5002 24.0897L16.6896 29.9004L15.2247 28.4355L21.0353 22.6248L15.2247 16.8142L16.6896 15.3493L22.5002 21.16L28.3108 15.3493L29.7757 16.8142Z\" fill=\"white\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google is starting the process of showing people which Android app can be a battery drain on your phones. These labels will appear in the Play Store listing of apps, only if they are culpable of eating more juice out of your device. The company has been testing the feature and even sounded out the change last year and had given March 1, 2026 as the timeline when the new label comes into effect for all users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google\u2019s mandate will undoubtedly please the users but Google has said that developers will be given enough time and measures so that apps can be less intensive and avoid getting removed from the main charts on the Play Store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Battery Drain Alert For Apps: How It Works<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google has been working out the actual method to make the alerts helpful to users. And according to reports, the Play Store apps, that are actually draining excessive battery, will come with a label like this, \u201cthis app may use more battery than expected due to high background activity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">High background activity is subjective because there are apps that need the access to work effectively and Google is aware of these apps using a little more than usual power on your device.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You also have features like audio playback and file transfers that need the lock screen access enabled. Besides these, apps using the dynamic alert for deliveries and cab status will also likely be the exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The company has a defined metric in place which tells you the nature and use of the app which the developers will be following since the deadline for the new change has come into effect earlier this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google has a limit on the number wake locks threshold the apps can break and once that happens the company will notify the developer about the heavy battery drain issue and ask them to fix the problem or face limiting presence on the Play Store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Battery drain has been a constant issue for users and Android apps being tweaked to run them without the extra load will be a positive step. There is a clear support page from Google which highlights the actual use case of the label and how it defines which apps are draining the battery more than usual. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><affilizz-magic-match classname=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>March 10, 2026, 09:13 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-1953259065 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Google Now Shows You \u2018Battery Drain\u2019 Alert For Android Apps On Phones: Know More<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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