Not every app needs to run in the background.

The silent drain on your battery and drain you never notice.

Android battery optimization has quietly become one of the most effective ways to extend daily screen time without changing how you use your phone. Inside Settings > Battery > Battery usage, most ...

Android phone battery life often feels unpredictable, even on newer devices with larger batteries and efficient chips. One day your phone lasts until bedtime, the next it struggles past mid-afternoon.

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 ...

Battery anxiety is a huge issue with smartphones in this day and age. While many smartphones have started to offer more efficient and larger batteries — like the newly announced Galaxy S26 Ultra — ...

ZDbox is a new app for Android which the developer describes as an all-in-one toolbox, and he’s really not kidding. You can use it as a battery monitor, task killer, and internet traffic monitor. You ...

Some of the newest Android phones can last for days on a single charge, even without adjusting settings to extend battery life. Cutting-edge technologies like silicon-carbon power cells continue ...

I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture ...

TL;DR: Short battery life and excessive power use remain two of the biggest complaints about modern smartphones. Google is attempting to address both in Android by shifting responsibility to app ...