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Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else

Google will start policing memory-hungry Android apps as a direct response to the RAM crisis. Spotted by TechCrunch, the company yesterday published a memo addressing the Play Store's role in enforcing new memory-usage restrictions.

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Google announced that it will enforce new memory‑usage limits on Android apps distributed through the Play Store, aiming to curb excessive RAM consumption. The policy, detailed in a memo revealed by TechCrunch, signals the company’s intent to police apps that exceed the newly set thresholds. This move directly addresses the ongoing “RAM crisis” affecting Android devices.

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