If you have noticed, like the majority of Pocophone M5 users, that your battery does not even last a day, it is surely that your mobile is constantly "under pressure", so you will have to find the cause 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 are going to accompany you today, showing you how to close background applications on a Pocophone M5?

To do this, first of all, we will briefly teach you the interest of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Pocophone M5, then, how to close the applications in the background, first of all by going through the task manager, then, through your mobile settings.

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Why close background applications on your Pocophone M5?

Before teaching you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Pocophone M5, we will first reveal 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 Pocophone M5, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate the living memory. These two components will require energy to keep these applications running, and therefore 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 Pocophone M5.

How to close background apps on Pocophone M5?

We now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will very easily teach you how to quit background apps on Pocophone M5? As you were told, it may be beneficial to do so in the event that you experience latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background apps on Pocophone M5 using task manager?

First solution, you can close background applications on a Pocophone M5 through the task manager. This is the most accessible solution, it is however less effective with recalcitrant applications that have the habit of automatically restarting after closing. Follow these few guidelines to accomplish it:

  • Unlock your Pocophone M5
  • On the bottom bar of your screen, click on the logo of the three vertical lines, this will open your task Manager
  • In the latter, you will discover all the applications open on your Pocophone M5, 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, 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 Pocophone M5 through the settings?

Second option, you don't want to close all the applications in the background at once and you notice that some relaunch without you having done anything! There is a more drastic process to end all processes related to a background application on a Pocophone M5, find out below:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Pocophone M5
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In the latter, click on the application that is running in the background and that you want to quit on your Pocophone M5
  • Once on the latter's page, click on "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app

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