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Google Ends the 16GB Android Era: What the New 32GB Minimum Means for Everyone

Google has quietly but decisively ended the era of 16GB Android smartphones. With the rollout of Android 15, any phone that wants to ship with Google apps—including essentials like the Play Store—must now have at least 32GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM. Devices that fall below this threshold are relegated to the lighter, stripped-down Android Go Edition, or lose access to Google Mobile Services (GMS) entirely This change is more than a technical footnote. It signals a major shift in the Android ecosystem, with far-reaching implications for developers, manufacturers, retailers, marketers, and consumers alike. Why Google Raised the Bar Apps Are Heavier, Expectations Are Higher The days when 16GB could comfortably house the Android OS, a handful of apps, and some photos are long gone. Modern apps—especially those with rich media, AI features, and offline capabilities—are significantly larger. Even so-called “lite” apps have grown in size, and the Android system itself continues to ...
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How to Check laptop battery life estimates

 Whether you are acquiring your laptop for the first time or would just like to check its battery health or life, the built-in command line prompt will get you sorted out.

Before we get started, note that this method works for Windows laptops.

Here are the simple steps:

1. Open Command promt on your PC. You can do this in two ways: Press Windows button + R and type CMD then press enter or click on the search bar and type Command prompt.

2. Select the command prompt option and open as an administrator.

3. When the command promt window opens, type the command  as it is "powercfg/batteryreport". Do not use the quotation marks.

4. Press enter key on the keyboard and wait for the report to be generated.

5. Once complete, go to your PC drive(usually Disc C), open users, select your mai user and look for battery report file. This file is usually a html file and must be opened using a browser like google chrome. Ensure you are connected to the internet when opening this file

Once opened on the browser, scroll through to see your battery usage report and  battery life estimates.

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