You are probably like a majority of Samsung Galaxy J5 users struggling to have the battery on your device without needing to recharge it before the end of the day. 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 a Samsung Galaxy J5?

To begin with, we will quickly show you the purpose of doing this action, then, how to quit one application, several applications simultaneously, and to finish how to force an application to stop on Samsung Galaxy J5?

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Why is it essential to quit an application on your Samsung Galaxy J5?

To start this article, we thought that it would be important to quickly recap the advantages of closing an application on a Samsung Galaxy J5. Indeed, we tend to just return to the home screen of our phone, or lock it when we have finished using it. However, these processes do not in any way close the applications that are in progress, they are in fact just put in the background and continue to function.

And, of course, if they are running, it means that they will consume resources of your Samsung Galaxy J5, this is annoying for two major reasons, we really recommend that you close all the applications that you are not using in order to :

  • Improve the battery life on your Samsung Galaxy J5 , the processor which will be less used will consume less energy and this will have repercussions on your battery, if you ever have battery problems on your Samsung Galaxy J5, do not hesitate to consult our file on this subject
  • Improve the performance of your Samsung Galaxy J5 , along with the energy gained, you will free up space on your phone's RAM and on the processor, so your phone will be more efficient for the rest of the tasks you ask it to perform

How to close applications on Samsung Galaxy J5?

Now is the time to show you the different methods available to quit an application on your Samsung Galaxy J5. As we explained to you, it is really interesting for the general performance of your mobile phone to do it, if ever you do not think about using an app quickly, consider implementing one of these methods.

How to quit a single application on Samsung Galaxy J5?

If you fancy a very simple way close an application on your Samsung Galaxy J5 , nothing could be easier, you will just have to implement the few instructions proposed below. This technique is useful when you have just used an app that you are not used to using and want to close it to prevent it from consuming power:

  • Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5
  • 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 to close all applications on your Samsung Galaxy J5?

Second possibility, if you are not going to be using your phone in the next few minutes / hours, and you don't have anything open that you really want to review, we often recommend that you close all applications on your Samsung Galaxy J5 To free up space and avoid draining your battery life, use the following guidelines to do so:

  • Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J5
  • 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 Samsung Galaxy J5?

If you ever have the impression that an application does not close completely and always remains open, it is possible to force an application to quit on a Samsung Galaxy J5 . The procedure takes a bit longer, however you are sure of its effectiveness, here it is:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J5
  • Go to the menu "Applications"
  • Find the app you want to close in the list and click on it
  • Click at the bottom of your screen on "Force stop" , so your application will be quit

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