How to close the application on Android

Having too many open applications at the same time can sometimes slow your device. Navigating away from the application may still allow the application to continue to run in the background, so the only way to close the application is to do it manually.

Do you need to manually close the application?

In case you're wondering, Google doesn't really recommend closing your apps manually on your Android phone or tablet. The operating system is built with flexibility, so it knows how to manage its resources fully even when there are many applications running in the background. However, there are situations where you may have to manually turn off applications. On devices with low internal memory, opening too many applications at the same time may cause the device to be slow. Furthermore, applications downloaded from Play Store often hang or crash, but continue to run in the background. In these cases, manually closing them is the only option you can proceed.

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How to close the application via Overview

Android smartphones usually come with a dedicated Overview button located at the bottom of the screen. On Pixel, LG and Nokia devices, this is a small square icon located at the bottom right. On Samsung phones, it is a physical button with two overlapping rectangular symbols, and it is located on the bottom left. Click this button and you will be taken to Recent Apps menu. At this point, the screen shows all the applications that you currently run in the background. Swipe left (or right) on the apps you want to close. This will exit any running application, although it cannot stop any process that certain applications may be running in the background.

How to close the application via Apps Manager

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To force applications to close in all background processes that it has run, use Apps Manager . Go to Settings> Apps and Notifications or Settings> General> Apps in older Android phone versions. Next, a list of all applications currently running in the background will appear. Select an application from the list you want to close and click Stop or Force Stop . Note that closing the application through the Overview button is usually quite safe, but closing the application via Apps Manager can cause the application to work abnormally the next time you activate the application.

See more:

How to turn off applications running in the background helps save battery and speed up Android
Summary of priceless shortcuts on Android
4 ways to uninstall apps for Android devices

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Jessica Tanner

Update 25 May 2019

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