You are probably, like a majority of Archos users, struggling to have battery life on your device throughout your days. One of the points that consume the most battery on the phone are the applications that are running in the background. We will precisely show you in this guide how to close applications on an Archos?
In this context, first of all, we will quickly show you the interest of carrying out this procedure, then, how to quit one application, several applications simultaneously, and to finish how to force an application to stop on Archos?
Why is it essential to quit an application on your Archos?
To start this article we thought it would be useful to quickly recap the benefits of closing an application on an Archos. In fact, we tend to just go back to the home screen of our phone, or lock it when we have finished our task. However, these methods never leave applications that are open, they are actually just put in the background and continue to function.
And, obviously, if they work, it means that they will consume resources of your Archos, this is annoying for two main reasons, we really recommend that you close all the applications that you are not using in order to:
- Gain battery life on your Archos , the processor which will be less used will consume less energy and your battery will thank you, in the event that you have battery problems on your Archos, you can consult our file on this subject
- Improve the performance of your Archos , in addition to the energy gained, you will free up space on your phone's RAM and on the processor, so your phone will perform better for the rest of the tasks you ask it to perform
How to close applications on Archos?
Now is the time to show you the different techniques available to quit an application on your Archos. As we told you, it is really advisable for the general performance of your device to do it, in the event that you do not plan to quickly reuse an app, therefore consider implementing one of these techniques.
How to quit a single application on Archos?
In the event that you want a very simple way close an application on your Archos , nothing could be easier, you will only have to carry out the few information presented below. This action is useful when you have just used an app that you are not used to using and you want to quit it to prevent it from consuming power:
- Unlock the screen of your Archos
- Click on the button with the three horizontal lines at the bottom of your screen that represents the task Manager
- Navigate the interface by sliding to the right or left until you position yourself in front of the application you want to quit
- Drag the app up to exit
How do I quit all the applications on my Archos?
Second option, in the event that you are not going to use your phone in the next few minutes / hours, and you don't have anything open that you absolutely want to review, we recommend that you from time to time close all applications on your Archos To free up space and avoid draining your battery life, follow the few information below to do so:
- Unlock your Archos
- Click on the button with the three vertical lines at the bottom left of the screen to access the task manager
- Now click on "Close all" , in this way, all applications open on your phone will be quit
How to force an application to close on Archos?
In case you have the impression that an application does not really close and always stays open, you can force an application to quit on an Archos . The procedure is a bit longer but you are sure of its effectiveness, here it is:
- Open the “Settings” of your Archos
- Go to the menu "Applications"
- Find the app you want to close in the list and tap on it
- Click at the bottom of your screen on "Force stop" , so your application will be quit
If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become an Archos master, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Archos.
