In the event that you have noticed, like a good number of Fairphone 4 owners, that your battery does not even last a day, it is probably that your mobile is constantly "under pressure" so you will have to locate the cause of the problem. And one of the most common causes of a battery draining too quickly is apps that aren't closed by the user and will drain your battery. We are going to assist you today, by showing you How do I close background apps on a Fairphone 4?
To do this, first of all, we will briefly show you the advantage of closing the applications that run in the background on your Fairphone 4, then, how to close the applications in the background, first of all by going through the application manager. tasks, then, through the settings of your mobile.
Why close background applications on your Fairphone 4?
Before showing you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Fairphone 4, we will first explain to you the interest you will have in doing so. As we told you in the introduction, applications represent the major part of the resources consumed by the processor of a smartphone. Indeed, apart from the screen which of course is a very important source of consumption, it is the processor which requires the most energy from your battery.
You will therefore have to understand that each application that runs in the background, meaning that remains active when it is not open directly on your Fairphone 4, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate the memory. live. Both of these are going to require power to keep these apps running, and so the consequence for you, a battery that drains faster. You can, if you ever have the impression that it is draining too quickly, check the battery status of your Fairphone 4.
How to close background apps on Fairphone 4?
We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will very very easily explain How do I quit background apps on a Fairphone 4? As you were told, it can be beneficial to do so if you ever see latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.
How to quit background apps on Fairphone 4 using task manager?
First solution, you can close background applications on a Fairphone 4 through the task manager. This is the easiest technique, it is nevertheless less effective with recalcitrant applications that have the habit of automatically restarting after closing. Follow the following few instructions to do so:
- Unlock your Fairphone 4
- On the bottom bar of your screen, press the logo of the three vertical lines, this will open your task Manager
- In the latter, you will see all the applications open on your Fairphone 4, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one that interests you, to do this swipe the screen to the left or to the right to navigate. Once on the one that interests you, do a swipe-up to leave her
- Otherwise you can click on "Close all" which will result in closing all applications open in the background
How to close background applications on your Fairphone 4 through the settings?
Second option, you do not want to close all background applications at once and you notice that some reopen without you having done anything! There is a more radical process to stop all processes related to a background application on a Fairphone 4, discover it below:
- Open the “Settings” of your Fairphone 4
- Look for the "Applications" menu
- In the latter, press the application that is running in the background and that you want to quit on your Fairphone 4
- Once on the latter's page, press "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app
If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Fairphone 4, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: 4 Fairphone.
