By default, when you exit an application on an Android device, the latter does not close at all, but only minimizes so that it can be restored at any time without losing data. Agree, it is very convenient. However, the user can always close the application himself. Now you can see for yourself - we will show several options for closing the application.
First way
The easiest and most convenient. On the Android smartphone, there are usually three buttons below the screen: Back, Home, and Apps. By clicking on the "Applications" button, you can always open the list running applications. Another thing is that on different smartphones this button is located in different ways.
Here's that button on the Google Nexus 5:
And here - on Google Nexus 5X:
Please note that the button is on-screen.
On the samsung galaxy A5 it is located on the left, and already under the screen:
But whatever the location of this button, clicking on it opens a section with running applications, for example:
To close the application, you need to click on the cross next to it or simply swipe to the side.
To close all applications at once, you must click on the "Close All" button.
Please note that on some devices there is no “Close All” button, and somewhere it simply does not have a label.
Second way
And this method is much less convenient, but it allows you to completely stop the application before restarting it. Handy if you need to disable an app that the previous way cannot be completely unloaded from memory, for example, a messenger. An example will be shown on a Samsung smartphone.
Find the "Settings" icon on the desktop and click on it.
Find the "Applications" section, click.
In the list of applications, find the one that you need to disable. Tap on it.
Click on the "Stop" button.
Confirm your choice.
Now the application will be completely unloaded from memory until the device is rebooted, or until you start the application.
Third way
Find any handy application to close processes. Let it be Taskmanager.
Install and run.
Then close all unnecessary applications.
On Android, once you launch an app, it will continue to run in the background even after you leave it and move on to other tasks. After enough apps open at once, you may notice that your device slows down a bit due to the number of apps consuming your device's RAM.
This is not a big problem on newer devices such as the Galaxy S9 or Google Pixel 2, but a few less powerful devices slow down when too many apps are open and running.
Here's how to close apps running in the background.
1. Launch the recent menu open applications . How you get to this menu will vary from device to device, but they will all open a menu of minimized apps with the center button on your smartphone. For example, on LG G5 you press a square button, on Bravis phones you press a round button to go to the latest apps, while on Galaxy devices the icon looks like two 90-degree angles, sometimes you need to hold down this button, and sometimes you need to double-click on it.
2. Find the app(s) you want to close in the list by scrolling from the bottom.
3. Tap and hold an app and swipe it to the right or left, in some cases just tapping the cross in the top right corner . This should close the open process from running and release some RAM. If you want to close everything background apps, click the Clear All button if that button is available to you.
4. Go to the "Apps" tab in settings if your phone is still slow. On the Samsung phones this menu is called Application Manager. On LG phones, open Settings > General > Apps.
5. Go to the "All Apps" tab, highlight the application(s) that is running and click on it.
6. Click Disable or Stop to stop the process permanently.
I advise you to regularly close applications after working with them, thanks to this your smartphone will work much faster. With respect to you!
In android, once you launch an app, it will run in the background even after you close it and move on to other tasks. When enough applications are opened in one session, you may notice that the device is running slower, the reason is just the number of open applications that are eating up the RAM of your device. This isn't a huge problem on new, high-speed devices like the Galaxy S4, but less powerful devices suffer more when too many apps are open. Also, if someone takes your smartphone, they will be able to see what apps you are using, which opens up a privacy issue.
Here's how to close apps running in the background that you no longer use.
1. Open the recent apps menu. Access to this menu may differ from device to device. On the HTC One, for example, you need to double-tap the home button to open recent apps, while the same menu is opened by a physical button on the Samsung Galaxy S4, and on the Nexus 5 there is a dedicated on-screen button for this.
2. Find the app(s) you want to close, in the list by scrolling from top to bottom.
3. Press and hold the application image and drag it to the right. This action should close the app and free up some RAM.
4. Go to the "Applications" tab in the settings if your smartphone is still slow. On Samsung phones, this menu is called "Application Manager".
5. Select the "Running" tab to see applications that are still running.
For those who are new to using Android device It is not clear how to close running applications. Indeed, unlike the Windows OS, to which everyone is accustomed, there is no window of a running program directly on the screen of a smartphone (tablet) with a button to close it, as in Windows. In this article, we will tell you how to close an application on Android.
This is the main and most fast way closing the application on Android. To view a list of running programs, you need to touch the button located next to the Home sensor on the right.
On some smartphone models, there may not be such a button, in which case you need to touch and hold the Home button itself. A list of running applications will open in the form of a series of miniature windows.
Select desired program, touch its window and, without releasing your finger, simply move to the right or left side of the screen. The application will close and disappear from the list.
Or another option is to long-tap on the application window in the list to bring up context menu. Select the menu item " Remove from list' and the application will close.
How to close an application through Android settings
You can also close applications android settings, although this method is less convenient.
- Go to the settings of your smartphone / tablet, find the item " Applications' and on it.
- A list of programs available on the device will open. Go to the " Working” to see a list of running software.
- Tap on the name desired application, to call its information window, where the program close button is located.
- Tap on the button " Stop' to close the application.
We have reviewed standard methods provided for in operating system Android. Applications can be closed and third party programs, the so-called task killers or task managers. This method is useful in cases where in a standard way the application cannot be closed.
How to close an app in android using the task manager
Consider closing an application using a popular program ES Task Manager, which can be installed from Google Play.
Run ES Task Manager and go to the tab task manager, where find the application or several applications that you want to stop and click opposite the icon with the image of a diagonal cross, then click the button " Kill Selected". The selected programs will be closed.
How to close all running applications on Android at once?
Tell me a way or an application, how to quickly close all running applications on Android? On the phone for the day can be typed from a dozen active applications. To close each of them - a lot of time is wasted. Therefore, a simple application or some kind of life hack for Android is required to close them all with "one button". Thank you in advance.
Paul | March 16, 2015, 12:07
For most devices, starting with android versions 4.0 has a button to control apps. It looks like two rectangles superimposed on each other. By pressing this button, you will be shown a list of running applications. For some gadgets, to get such a list, you need to press and hold the "Home" button.
This list shows applications running in the background. To close one of them, you should click on it and drag it with your finger to the edge of the screen - throw it out of the list. In theory, this should cause the application to close.
There is bad news - not always such actions force Android to completely unload the application from memory. More effective tools integrated into the system by default, I could not find. Therefore, I suggest downloading one of the applications that will allow you to "one-click" to end running applications:
1. Advanced Task Manager - Killer (by Infolife LLC).
2. Zapper Task Killer & Manager (by Lookout Mobile Security).
3. Super Task Killer-Fast Booster (by NQ Mobile Security).
