If you have realized, like a good part of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 owners that your battery does not last even a day, it is likely that your device is constantly "under pressure" you will therefore have to detect the origin 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, showing you how to close background applications on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

In this context, first of all, we will briefly show you the interest of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, then, how to close the applications in the background, firstly via the task manager , then, through the settings of your mobile.

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Why should you close background applications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

Before showing you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, we will first of all show you the interest you will have in accomplishing it. As we told 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 that requires the most energy from your battery.

You will therefore have to assimilate that each application that works in the background, implying that remains active when it is not open directly on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, will requisition material resources from the processor and will saturate the RAM. These two components may require energy to keep these applications on, and therefore the consequence for you, a battery that drains faster. You can, if you have the impression that it is draining too quickly, check the battery status of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

How to close background apps on Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will very very easily show you how to quit the background applications on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8? As you were told, it may be beneficial to do this if you experience latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background applications on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 using task manager?

First solution, you can close background applications on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 via the task manager. This is the most accessible technique, it is despite everything less effective with recalcitrant applications which have the habit of restarting themselves directly after closing them. Follow the few instructions that follow to do so:

  • Unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
  • 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 see all the open applications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one that interests you, in this frame slide the screen to the left or 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 applications open in the background

How to close background applications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 via settings?

Second possibility, you do not want to close all the background applications at once and you notice that some reopen without you having done anything! There is a more drastic process to stop all background app related processes on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, check it out below:

  • Open the "Settings" of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In it, click on the application running in the background and that you want to exit on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
  • Once on the latter's page, press "Force stop" , this will have the effect of quitting all the processes of the current app

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