Google Photos to Boost Battery Life with New Feature: How It Works

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News18•19-01-2026, 14:41
Google Photos to Boost Battery Life with New Feature: How It Works
- •Google Photos is testing a new battery-saving feature in its beta version, identified via an APK teardown.
- •The feature will throttle background syncing when backup settings are activated, conserving phone battery.
- •Users can benefit from extended battery life by enabling this option, which also disables multi-device sync.
- •This functionality is currently in early stages and its public release is not yet confirmed.
- •The article also mentions Google's reported $1 billion annual payment to Apple for a custom Gemini AI model for Siri.
Why It Matters: Google Photos is developing a battery-saving feature that throttles background syncing to extend phone battery life.
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