If you have ever noticed, like a good number of Xiaomi Poco M5S 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 detect the reason for the problem. And one of the most common causes of a battery draining too quickly is apps that aren't closed by the user and will drain your battery. We are going to assist you today, by explaining to you how to close background applications on a Xiaomi Poco M5S?

To do this, first, we will briefly show you the purpose of closing the applications running in the background on your Xiaomi Poco M5S, then, how to close the applications in the background, first via the task manager, then, from your mobile settings.

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Why close background applications on your Xiaomi Poco M5S?

Before showing you in detail the procedure for quitting the applications running in the background on your Xiaomi Poco M5S, we will first show you the purpose you are going to have to perform it. 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 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S, will mobilize material resources from the processor and will saturate the living memory. Both of these are going to require power to keep these apps running, and so 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S.

How to close background apps on Xiaomi Poco M5S?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will very easily teach you how to quit background apps on a Xiaomi Poco M5S? As we explained to you, it can be beneficial to do this in the event that you feel latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.

How to quit background apps on Xiaomi Poco M5S using task manager?

First solution, you can close background applications on a Xiaomi Poco M5S through the task manager. This is the easiest manipulation, it is nevertheless less effective with recalcitrant applications which have the habit of automatically restarting after closing. Implement the few indications below to accomplish it:

  • Unlock your Xiaomi Poco M5S
  • 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one on which you want to intervene, to do this 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 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S via settings?

Second possibility, 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 end all processes related to a background application on a Xiaomi Poco M5S, discover it below:

  • Open the "Settings" of your Xiaomi Poco M5S
  • Look for the "Applications" menu
  • In the latter, press the application that is running in the background and that you want to quit on your Xiaomi Poco M5S
  • Once on the page of this one, press "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app

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