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Step 1 of 6 · Android: Battery, Storage, and Backup

Sort by usage, not by vibes

Sort by usage, not by vibes — step 1 of 6 in Android: Battery, Storage, and Backup. If one app is 30% and you barely opened it, it is running in the background.

The bar chart is the diagnosis. Restrict the runaway.
The bar chart is the diagnosis. Restrict the runaway.

Free phones tip: Sort by usage, not by vibes (step 1 of 6 from "Android: Battery, Storage, and Backup").

If one app is 30% and you barely opened it, it is running in the background. Tap it → Restricted battery (or App battery usage → Restricted). Maps and SMS should stay Unrestricted if they must work.

Screen brightness and 5G vs LTE matter, but a rogue Facebook or a step counter with a leak is the usual murder weapon.

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