How To Stop Background Apps On Android

Let's stop any of those background apps that are running on your Android phone in this quick and easy guide.

Android lets you turn off or stop any apps that may be running in the background. This will help free up the processor and memory so you can play games better and it will be less likely to be glitchy or lag. This process works the same for any Android device from Samsung to Redmi to Vivo.

I hope this video helped solve your problem. App still not working? If so, drop your question in a comment below!

[TrevorNace]

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[yannikalajakis]

Great instructions! Finally someone that I can understand and can explain things clearly. Thank you. Well done.

[benx]

Thanks for giving the fastest and easiest way of doing this task that I've come across.

[brendamiller]

Very simple instructions to follow. Thank you!

[zeez]

I always set it for the minimum activities but it always does what it wants later it changes it it self

[derekhusband]

If I am choosing to not destroy activities would this make android ipad-esque where the programs stay paused in the background but not be using processor and possibly memory? I am attempting this on an older tablet to breathe life into it when multi-tasking. Great video thank you for the clear and concise way to do this I was looking for a way to do this for the last few days!

[donahim]

Thank you! You're clear and to the point. 👍🏻

[ludeman]

This was such a big help thank you so much, 1000 thumbs up!

[AsimKhan-pgip]

You solve my problem :). Thanks Trevor Nace 👍🏻 Asim from Pakistan

[hardwares]

thanks for your clear presentation, followed exactly. question: do the new elections i made PERSIST through reboots? or do they just revert back again to same ol' original nuisance settings?

[TOONMAN]

Wonderful video, I followed along with you, so simple even I did it. One question after i'm done can I turn off developer mode.😃

[hopper]

Hi. Thanks for the video. Buuut I have a question. I can't seem to get Pandora to not start and playing when I first start up the phone. I did follow your instructions and Pandora still burst forth at start up. Any suggestions? Oh, I also followed another Youtube channel on how to restrict apps on startup, also using the Developer route like you did but in a area where you can turn off apps at startup. However, Pandora wasn't even listed as an app running at startup.

[mariaa.bryson]

The setting doesn't stay. 🙄 When you said to reboot, after it's rebooted and you go back to check settings they go right back to the original setting. 🤦

[Susan-yqpf]

@Trevor Nace I ony have one background app I want on however the Pandora keeps playing in the background. I somehow want in and pushed it off to not so that but a couple days later it was doing it again. I use that app but I close it out after each use but yet it continues to play in the background. Any advice?

[losts]

Found the build tab did the 7 gig push NO " devloper options " in settings tab

[davidjaye]

my android device use to notify me when supurfelous apps i opened were running in the backround. i dont see that feature anymore... i liked it !!! how can i receive that notification again? thanks

[Behtaj]

Looks like you never respond to any questions.
Q1. Can I exit Developer mode without loosing the benefit of stopping background processes?
Q2. Does this stop all background processes other than system ones?
Q3. One person reported his phone going back to having background processes, do we need to repeat these instructions every time we want to end background processes or does it stop all future background processes once the task being performed end?

[mammie]

I changed it BUT I hope it doesn't affect my game activity since we clicked not to save activity. 🤷‍♀️😫

[hnnkka]

This takes battery so lot even in set everything minimun the apps and tiktok and others are on in background

[oasis]

I want to keep a background app running. Is there a way do it?