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Here’s how to kill applications running in the background.
- Launch the recent applications menu.
- Find the application(s) you want to close on the list by scrolling up from the bottom.
- Tap and hold on the application and swipe it to the right.
- Navigate to the Apps tab in settings if your phone’s still running slow.
How do I turn off background apps on Android?
To disable background activity for an app, open up Settings and go to Apps & Notifications. Within that screen, tap on See all X apps (where X is the number of apps you have installed – Figure A). Your listing of all apps is but a tap away. Once you’ve tapped the offending app, tap the Battery entry.
How do I turn off background apps on my Samsung?
Disabling the background data for Gmail and other Google services:
- Begin by having your smartphone turned on.
- Tap the Settings option.
- Choose the Accounts icon.
- Tap Google.
- Then tap the account name.
- Now, the Google service needs to be unchecked so that it will stop functioning.
