Posted by Alice Yuan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer In recognition that excessive battery drain is top of mind for Android users, Google has been taking significant steps to help developers build more power-efficient apps. On March 1st, 2026, Google Play Store began rolling out the wake lock technical quality treatments […]
When the Mac Pro became available for purchase a few weeks ago, we bought a base model and have since been demonstrating upgrades with third-party components for those interested in boosting their Mac Pro’s capabilities without having to shell out for Apple’s upgrades. We covered upgrading the RAM in a […]
March 11, 2021 Airthings have just revealed their latest device – the View Plus smart air monitor, which features the brand’s most advanced air quality technology to date. Airthings say the new device features a built-in particle sensor that can detect PM2.5 and PM1, and provide users with continuous access […]
Earlier this year, Google Play released a new metric in Android vitals: Excessive partial wake locks. This metric measures the percentage of user sessions where cumulative, non-exempt wake lock usage exceeds 2 hours in a 24-hour period. The aim of this metric is to help you identify and address possible […]
When conducting trend research, discovering new trends is only part of the challenge. Organizing, classifying, and tagging them ultimately makes the trend actionable to you and your team. We’ve heard from our customers that relevant trends they collect come from various industries or topics found in multiple dashboards. With that […]
Posted by Yinka Taiwo-Peters – Product Manager Android developers, we’ve heard you. Historically, one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and user understanding. You’ve asked for better ways for users to find and utilize your widgets, and we’re delivering. Google Play now offers significant enhancements […]
