In the event that you have noticed, like a good number of HUAWEI Mate Xs owners, that your battery does not even last a day, it is surely that your mobile is constantly "under pressure" it will therefore be necessary to detect the origin 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. In this article, we are going to assist you, by explaining to you how to close background applications on a HUAWEI Mate Xs?

To do this, first, we will briefly explain the interest of closing the applications that are running in the background on your HUAWEI Mate Xs, then, how to close the applications in the background, first by going through the task manager, then, from your mobile settings.

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Why close background applications on your HUAWEI Mate Xs?

Before explaining to you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your HUAWEI Mate Xs, we will first reveal to you the interest you will have in doing so. As we explained to you in the introduction, applications represent the major part of the resources consumed by the processor of a smartphone. In fact, 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate the living memory. 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, in the event that you have the feeling that it is emptying too quickly, check the battery status of your HUAWEI Mate Xs.

How to close background apps on HUAWEI Mate Xs?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will very easily show you how to quit background apps on a HUAWEI Mate Xs? As we explained to you, it may be interesting to perform it in the event that you experience latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background apps on HUAWEI Mate Xs using task manager?

First technique, you can close background applications on a HUAWEI Mate Xs through the task manager. This is the simplest method, but it is less effective with stubborn applications that usually restart automatically after closing. Apply the few instructions below to achieve it:

  • Unlock your HUAWEI Mate Xs
  • On the bottom bar of your screen, press the logo of the three vertical lines, this will open your task Manager
  • In it, you will see all the applications open on your HUAWEI Mate Xs appear, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one on which you want to intervene, in this context swipe the screen to the left or the right to navigate. Once on the one on which you want to intervene, make a swipe-up to close it
  • 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs through the settings?

Second possibility, you do not want to close all the applications in the background at once and you realize 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs, find out below:

  • Open the "Settings" of your HUAWEI Mate Xs
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In it, press the application that is running in the background and that you want to quit on your HUAWEI Mate Xs
  • Once on the latter's page, press "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app

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