Google is targeting excessive 'wake locks,' a feature Android developers can use to prevent a device from going to sleep.

Google is officially rolling out warning alert boxes, that highlight Play Store apps guilty of excessive battery usage.

Google has announced measures to shame developers of apps that significantly drain your device's battery. With that said, it does want to help and explained how developers can fix their apps.

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...