If you have realized, like the majority of Huawei P9 owners that your battery does not last even a day, it is likely that your mobile is constantly "under pressure" it will suddenly be necessary to detect the source of the problem. And one of the most common reasons for a battery draining too quickly is from apps that aren't closed by the user and will drain your battery. Today we will assist you, by explaining to you how to close background applications on a Huawei P9?

In this context, first, we will briefly teach you the purpose of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Huawei P9, then, how to close the background applications, first through the task manager, then, from the settings of your mobile.

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Why close the background applications on my Huawei P9?

Before we teach you in detail the technique for quitting the applications running in the background on your Huawei P9, we will first show you what you are going to do. As we explained to you just before, 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.

It is therefore necessary to assimilate that each application that works in the background, implying that remains active when it is not open directly on your Huawei P9, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate living memory. These two components may require energy to keep these applications on, and therefore the consequence for you, a battery that drains faster. It is possible to, in the event that you have the impression that it is emptying too quickly, check the battery status of your Huawei P9.

How to close background apps on Huawei P9?

We will now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will very, very easily teach you how to quit the background applications on a Huawei P9? As we explained to you, it may be beneficial to perform it in the event that you discern latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background applications on Huawei P9 using task manager?

First solution, you will be able to close background applications on a Huawei P9 through the task manager. It is the easiest solution, it is on the other hand less effective with recalcitrant applications which usually restart automatically after closing. Apply the few guidelines below to accomplish it:

  • Unlock your Huawei P9
  • 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 open applications appear on your Huawei P9, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one on which you want to intervene, to do this slide the screen to the left or to the left. 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 have the effect of closing all applications open in the background

How to close the background applications on your Huawei P9 Lite through Settings?

Second possibility, you do not want to close all the applications in the background at once and you notice that some are relaunched without you having done anything! There is a more drastic process to stop all background app related processes on a Huawei P9, check it out below:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Huawei P9
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In it, press the application running in the background and that you want to exit on your Huawei P9
  • Once on the page of this one, click on "Force stop" , this will have the effect of quitting all the processes of the current app

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