Google has released the second developer preview of its Android 13 operating system. The DP2 (Developer Preview 2) includes several new features such as support for notification permissions and Bluetooth LE audio, which will be available to users when the company officially releases the upgrade to Android 12. Apart from this, the second developer preview of the Android 13 operating system also introduces a feature that will warn users if an app is consuming too much battery in the background.
This is how the new feature will work
Simply put, if Android 13 detects that an app is consuming a large amount of battery in the background during 24 hours, it warns users about it. Once it shows this notification for an app, it invites users to interact with Foreground Services (FGS) Task Manager to fix the problem. Users can either take necessary action or dismiss the notification. Once the notification is dismissed by the user, it will not show the notification until at least 24 hours later.
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However, Google has made some exceptions for those apps and situation that need to keep running in the background. System apps and system-bound apps, companion device apps, apps running on the device in demo mode, device honor apps, profile honor apps, persistent apps, VPN apps, apps with the ROLE_DIALER role, and PPs that the user has explicitly specified in the system settings Said to provide “unrestricted” functionality.
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Such a feature also came in Android 8 Oreo
Google has been continuously working on improving the battery life of devices over the past several versions of its Android OS. The company introduced a similar warning with the roll out of Android 8 Oreo. However, in the case of Android 13, notifications appear only once in 24 hours.
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