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7 reasons why certain Android apps consume significantly more background data

While you're out and about, you may notice your mobile data being consumed at a faster rate with certain apps in use. Not all apps are created equally, and while some can be blamed for unoptimized ...
Android Authority

Samsung promises it won't kill your background apps in One UI 6.0

Google and Samsung are promising consistent and reliable app background behavior in One UI. These changes are promised to go into effect with One UI 6.0 based on Android 14. The background services of ...
9to5google

Google updates Android Reading mode with background and screen off playback

Google announced Reading mode in December and the Android app is now getting its first big update that adds background playback support. Version 1.1 of Reading mode will let you “keep listening to ...
The Verge

YouTube TV may soon let you keep listening even when you can’t watch

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google says it’s experimenting with adding background playback to the live TV streaming service on its iOS and ...
Android Authority

Chrome for Android to get background playback feature

Chrome for Android’s “Listen to this page” feature is likely to soon support background playback. This will mean users can continue listening to online articles, even if the Chrome app is not open or ...