Google to enforce memory usage limits on Android apps via Play Store

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Google has announced it will begin policing memory-hungry Android apps through the Play Store as part of a response to industry-wide RAM constraints. The company published a memo outlining new memory usage restrictions that developers must meet to keep their apps listed. Apps that fail to comply with the new limits will face consequences, though specific penalties were not detailed in the announcement. The memory restrictions were first introduced with Android 17 and initially rolled out on Pixel devices.

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