Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

The Android Privacy Dashboard offers users a 24-hour view of permissions-related activities on their devices. If you prefer having a more comprehensive view beyond 24 ...

Does Turning Off Background App Refresh Improve Battery Life? Turning off Background App Refresh can significantly improve your phone's battery life, especially if you're frequently away from a ...

The idea that closing background apps saves battery life is a widespread misconception. In reality, modern smartphones, whether running Android or iOS, are designed to manage background tasks ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Android 16 DP1 is extending the Privacy Dashboard’s history access from 24 hours to seven days. Users will now get a week view of apps that accessed their Location ...