Completely close Android apps - how it works

When you close Android apps, they usually continue to run in the background. In this practical tip, we will show you how to completely close the apps.

Close Android apps on the home screen

There are several ways to close all Android apps:

1. Press and hold the home button on your smartphone for a long time. Then all apps running in the background are displayed.
2. You can close the apps by dragging them up or to the right.
3. Many new smartphones also have their own button next to the home button, which shows all open apps.
4. You can close the apps with "Close all" or a cross button.

Alternative: close apps in the Android settings

Alternatively, you can also close the apps in the Android settings:

• To do this, you must first open the "Settings" menu.
• Now select the "Application Manager" and navigate to the "Execution" category.
• Select a desired app and press "Stop". The app is now closed completely.

Warning: you should therefore not close apps

Now that you know how to close apps, you shouldn't usually. Why, read below:

• As Google and Apple have confirmed, apps are frozen in the background. You then consume neither data nor processor. Only the app in the foreground is active.
• If you close the apps in the background, the battery life will not be extended. On the contrary: if you open the app again, it uses more power than an app that has not ended.
• Google and Apple have built algorithms in the operating systems that independently close apps that are not required.
• Hence our tip: Only close an app if it no longer works properly and you therefore want to restart the app. To save battery, on the other hand, you can switch off the background update of apps at most.

In the next practical tip, you will learn how to delete Android apps.