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Starting March 1, 2026, Google Play will introduce a new warning system to help users identify apps that heavily consume battery power. This move aims to protect device battery life and encourage developers to optimize their software.
The system relies on the Excessive Partial Wake Locks metric, developed in collaboration with Samsung. The algorithm measures how often an app prevents a phone from entering sleep mode to run background tasks.
Any app that keeps a device awake for more than two hours within a 24-hour period will be labeled as “battery-draining.”
These labels will give users clearer insights into how an app impacts battery life.
Additionally, high-consumption apps will face restrictions:
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reduced promotion visibility,
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exclusion from Google Play’s recommendation lists.
Google hopes these measures will push developers to optimize their apps and reduce battery strain across Android devices.
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From January to October 2025, mutual trade between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan amounted to 404.7 million US dollars, according to data published by the Kazakh analytical platform LSM.
During the ten-month period, Turkmenistan significantly increased its exports to the neighboring country. Export volumes rose 2.3 times to 242.5 thousand tons, while their total value reached 156.3 million dollars. The most dramatic growth was recorded in the soft drinks sector, where shipments expanded more than eightfold. Exports of sulfuric acid increased by 4.1 times, and deliveries of household detergents grew by 31%.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan’s imports of goods and services from Kazakhstan totaled 248.3 million dollars during the same period, marking a slight decrease of 0.9% year-on-year. At the same time, the physical volume of Kazakh exports to the Turkmen market increased by 29%, reaching 266 thousand tons.
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