In the event that you have realized, like a good part of Motorola Moto G42 users, that your battery does not even last a day, it is certainly that your device is constantly "under pressure" it will suddenly be necessary to locate the source of the problem. And one of the most common reasons for a battery draining too quickly is apps that aren't closed by the user and will drain your battery. We will in this article assist you, by teaching you how to close background applications on a Motorola Moto G42?

In this context, first of all, we will briefly teach you the interest of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Motorola Moto G42, then, how to close the applications in the background, first of all by going through the manager tasks, then, through the settings of your mobile.

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Why close background applications on your Motorola Moto G42?

Before teaching you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Motorola Moto G42, we will first show you the interest you will have in accomplishing it. 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.

It is therefore necessary to understand that each application which runs in the background, meaning which remains active when it is not open directly on your Motorola Moto G42, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate the RAM. These two components will 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 Motorola Moto G42.

How to close background apps on Motorola Moto G42?

We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will very very easily teach you how to quit background apps on a Motorola Moto G42? As we explained to you, it may be interesting to perform it in the event that you discern latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background apps on Motorola Moto G42 using task manager?

First solution, you will be able to close background applications on a Motorola Moto G42 using the task manager. This is the simplest manipulation, it is nevertheless less effective with recalcitrant applications which have the habit of automatically restarting after closing. Apply the following guidelines to do so:

  • Unlock your Motorola Moto G42
  • 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 Motorola Moto G42, 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, make a swipe-up to close it
  • Otherwise you can click on "Close all" which will have the effect of closing all the applications open in the background

How to close background applications on your Motorola Moto G42 through the settings?

Second possibility, you don't want to close all the applications in the background at once and you realize that some relaunch without you having done anything! There is a more radical process to stop all processes related to an application in the background on a Motorola Moto G42, discover it below:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Motorola Moto G42
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In it, press the application that is running in the background and that you want to quit on your Motorola Moto G42
  • Once on the latter's page, click on "Force stop" , this will have the effect of quitting all the processes of the current app

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