Pet & Animal: How to Close Apps on a Samsung Galaxy

Thursday 16 October 2014

How to Close Apps on a Samsung Galaxy

Having an excessive amount of apps open and running in the background of your Samsung Galaxy device can slow down its performance, consume a large amount of memory, and drain your battery. Closing apps that are not being used can result in quicker processing, a longer battery life, and extra memory. Follow the steps in this article to learn about the different ways you can close apps on your Samsung Galaxy.

Steps

Closing Recently Accessed Apps

Go to the Home screen of your Samsung Galaxy device.

Press and hold down the “Home” key on your device. This action will display a list of all applications you have recently accessed.

Review the list of applications to determine which apps you want closed.

Tap and drag each app you want closed to the right or left. The apps you drag off-screen will automatically be closed.
- If you want all apps closed, tap on the “Remove All” icon located at the bottom right corner of your screen.

Closing Background Apps

Return to the Home screen of your Samsung Galaxy.

Press and hold down the “Home” button on your device. This will display a list of the apps that are currently open on your Samsung Galaxy.

Tap on the “Task Manager” icon located at the bottom left corner of your screen. The screen will refresh to display all apps that are currently running in the background and consuming memory on your Samsung Galaxy.

Tap on the “End” button located to the right of each app you want closed. For example, if you are currently not using the Email app on your device, tap on “End” next to “Email.”
- If you want all background apps closed, click on “End all” near the top of the screen.

Tap on “OK” when prompted to confirm that you want to close your background apps. All the background apps running on your Samsung Galaxy will now be closed^[1].

Closing Apps Using RAM Manager

Go to the Home screen on your Samsung Galaxy.

Press and hold down the “Home” key until a list of all running apps are displayed on the screen.

Tap on the “Task Manager” icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Tap on the “RAM” tab.

Tap on “Clear memory.” Your Samsung Galaxy will end all open background apps that are currently running on your device and free up additional memory^[2].

Closing Apps Using Third-Party Task Managers

Open the Google Play Store app on your Samsung Galaxy.

Click on the “search” button and type “task manager” into the field provided. The Google Play Store will display a list of multiple task manager applications available for download.

Browse through the list of task manager applications. Many task manager applications can be set up to close and end certain apps for you automatically and will help you with keeping memory free on your device throughout the day. Among some of the top recommended task manager apps are, “Advanced Task Manager” by InfoLife, “Android Task Manager” by SmartWho, and “Go TaskManager EX.”^[3]

Tap on the task manager application you want downloaded, then tap on “Install.” The application will then be downloaded and installed to your Samsung Galaxy.

Use the features of the task manager application to manage and close apps on your device. If you require additional support, you may need to contact the developer of the application for more information.

Tips

Before downloading any third-party task manager applications to your Samsung Galaxy, take the app’s star rating and user reviews into consideration. In most cases, a large number of downloads and a high star rating can indicate the utility and popularity of a task manager app.

Warnings

Before closing or ending certain applications, make sure that you save any important data, otherwise, any unsaved changes will be discarded as soon as the application is closed.