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Optimize Your Android: Stop Background Apps Easily

Go to Settings, select an app, and use Force Stop to stop it from running. On Pixel phones, turn off Allow background usage; on Galaxy phones, choose Restricted to save battery. Developer options show ...
Android Police

Android 16 will force apps to use transparent status and navigation bars

Android 15 introduced a soft requirement for apps to use edge-to-edge display, but allowed developers to opt out. Android 16 removes this opt-out, mandating full-screen display for apps targeting the ...
TechSpot

Android 16 will force all apps to use responsive UI, banning rigid designs

Forward-looking: The next version of Android will introduce unprecedented restrictions for app developers. All apps targeting Android 16 must be adaptive, meaning custom UI choices that don't scale ...
9to5google

[Fixed] YouTube playback speed is currently broken on Android

A bug with YouTube for Android today means that you cannot adjust the playback speed of videos. Update: As of Wednesday, YouTube has fixed this issue. Be sure to force stop YouTube from App info and ...