How to kill Android apps running in the background

Are you having performance issues on your Android device, or  have you been trying to track down suspicious battery drain apps, then you might want to take a look at which apps are running in the background. This article is going to help you a lot by showing you exactly what to do if you are in the category described above.

But before we move on, it’s important to note that the most Android apps will be running in the background because they’re doing something they’re supposed to be doing. As a result of this, you need to be very careful with the actions you take- you don’t want to delete a very important app on your device.

Now let us take a look at what you can do to stop or kill background apps that are causing slow performance of your phone.

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There are several ways to stop an app from running in the background and that might be enough to stop your problem. Just be aware that the next time you open the app, or another app accesses it, these background processes are going to start back up again.

Check your battery usage, to do this, Go to Settings > Battery.

If you scroll down, you’ll see there’s a percentage listed next to each entry showing recent battery usage. You should expect to find Screen as the top listing and there will likely be some Google apps listed. What you’re looking for is an app or game that seems to have taken up a suspiciously large amount of battery. If you’ve recently used an app open it you should see force stop tap on it, that should kill the app process.

Check running services or process, You can get a look at exactly what is running at any given moment go to Settings>Apps swipe right to Running tab.

Once again, you’re looking for apps that are suspiciously busy, though you don’t really use them that much. There are a lot of system processes and Google services that you don’t want to mess with, It’s best to be cautious to avoid unexpected crashes or problems. What you’re really looking for is a third-party apps that you installed, once you located anyone just open it, you should see Stop to kill the process.

Take a look in Settings > Data usage > Background data and you can prevent apps from using mobile data to sync in the background, though they will still use Wi-Fi when it’s available.

That's all, we’ve reached the end of the guide on how to stop background android apps that causing slow performance on your android device.

Android users need not to force stop apps, but if you have a problem we hope the above guide help you out.