If you have noticed, like a good part of Sony Xperia Ace owners that your battery does not even last a day, it is certainly that your mobile is constantly "under pressure" it will therefore be necessary to find the reason for 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 accompany you, explaining to you how to close background applications on a Sony Xperia Ace?

In this context, first of all, we will quickly show you the purpose of closing the applications that are running in the background on your Sony Xperia Ace, then, how to close the applications in the background, first through the task manager , then, via your mobile settings.

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Why should you close the background applications on your Sony Xperia Ace?

Before showing you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Sony Xperia Ace, we will first of all show you the goal you are going to have to accomplish. As we explained to you in the introduction, applications represent the major part of the resources consumed by the processor of a mobile phone. 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 works in the background, implying that remains active when it is not open directly on your Sony Xperia Ace, 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. It is possible to, in the event that you have the impression that it is emptying too quickly, check the battery status of your Sony Xperia Ace.

How to close background apps on Sony Xperia Ace?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will very very easily show you how to quit background applications on a Sony Xperia Ace? As we explained to you, it may be interesting to perform it in the event that you experience latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background applications on Sony Xperia Ace using task manager?

First solution, you will be able to close background applications on a Sony Xperia Ace through the task manager. This is the simplest manipulation, it is however less effective with recalcitrant applications which tend to restart automatically after they are closed. Use the following guidelines to achieve it:

  • Unlock your Sony Xperia Ace
  • On the bottom bar of your screen, click on the logo of the three vertical lines, this will open your task Manager
  • In it, you will discover all the applications open on your Sony Xperia Ace, 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 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 the background applications on your Sony Xperia Ace through Settings?

Second option, you do not want to close all the applications in the background at once and you realize that some are relaunched without you having done anything! There is a more drastic process to stop all background application related processes on a Sony Xperia Ace, check it out below:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia Ace
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In it, click on the application running in the background and that you want to exit on your Sony Xperia Ace
  • 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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