In line with its schedule, Google has released the Developer Preview 2 update for Android 13. This new developer-only release includes a number of features that will be integrated into the next version of the operating system.
As announced by Google in a blog post, the Android 13 update includes new tools aimed at: improve the autonomy of our smartphones. The Mountain View giant specifically announces “A system notification that appears when your app consumes a large amount of battery in a 24-hour period”.
How will Android 13 help you improve battery life?
Specifically, your phone will alert you if any app is consuming battery life for more than a day. The measure only takes care of apps open in the background. In fact, it is not unusual for an application in use to monopolize a significant amount of energy. This is the case, for example, during a gaming session.
“If the system detects high battery usage from your app while the app is in the foreground, the system will wait”, details Google. Android 13 will continue to monitor power consumption when the app switches from foreground to background.
If the application continues to drain battery life A notification will notify you when it is no longer actively used. Fortunately, Google doesn’t plan to spam you if an app drains your battery life. “If this notification appears for your app, it will not appear again on the same device after at least 24 hours”indicates the brand.
without surprise, Android 13 will exempt some appsfor example system apps, VPN apps, or apps that the user has decided to whitelist.
Google won’t release the final, stable version of Android 13 until September 2022. a new preview of the update At the Google I/O conference in May. After the event, the firm should bring the first public beta online.
