If you have realized, like the majority of Samsung Galaxy A42 owners, that your battery does not even last a day, it is likely that your device is constantly "under pressure", you will therefore 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. In this article, we are going to help you, by showing you how to close background applications on a Samsung Galaxy A42?
To do this, first, we will briefly show you the purpose of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy A42, then, how to close the applications in the background, first via the task manager, then , through your mobile settings.
Why should you close background applications on your Samsung Galaxy A42?
Before showing you in detail the technique for quitting the applications running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy A42, we will first show you the purpose you are going to have to do so. As we explained to you in the introduction, applications represent the major part of the resources consumed by the processor of a telephone. Indeed, apart from the screen which obviously is a very important source of consumption, it is the processor which requires the most energy from your battery.
You must therefore understand that each application that runs in the background, meaning that remains active when it is not open directly on your Samsung Galaxy A42, 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, if you ever have the feeling that it is draining too quickly, check the battery status of your Samsung Galaxy A42.
How to close background applications on Samsung Galaxy A42?
We will now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will very easily show you how to quit the background applications on a Samsung Galaxy A42? As we explained to you, it can be beneficial to realize this if you ever feel latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.
How to quit background applications on Samsung Galaxy A42 using Task Manager?
First technique, you will be able to close background applications on a Samsung Galaxy A42 through the task manager. This is the easiest technique, it is nevertheless less effective with recalcitrant applications that have the habit of restarting automatically after closing. Apply the following few instructions to accomplish it:
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy A42
- 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 appear, 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 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 via settings?
Second option, you don't want to close all the applications in the background 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 Samsung Galaxy A42, discover it below:
- Open the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Look for the "Applications" menu
- In it, press the application running in the background and that you want to exit on your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Once on the latter's page, press "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A42, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A42.
