A few months ago, you bought a new smartphone, but even though it was supposed to provide excellent battery life, you always find yourself having to charge it mid-day or early afternoon, making it virtually impossible to go out without a charger or power bank. Since you don’t believe the problem is hardware-related, you’re trying to investigate and try to resolve the issue.
The battery life issue you’re experiencing on your device is likely related to some installed app or setting you’ve enabled, so all you have to do is figure out how to close the apps that are draining battery and see if the problem persists. Not sure how to proceed? Don’t worry, in this tutorial , I’ll show you how to identify and then close the apps that are consuming the most battery. All you have to do is sit back, take five minutes of your time, and continue reading the following paragraphs. All that’s left for me to do is wish you happy reading!
How to close battery-draining apps on Android
Can’t wait to find out how to close battery-draining apps on Android? No problem, I’ll show you the right way.
If you have an Android smartphone with a stock interface, such as models from Google or Motorola, the first thing you need to do is identify the apps that are consuming the most battery. To do this, open the Settings app, recognizable by the gear icon, and then go to Battery > Battery Usage . In the screen that opens, select View by App from the drop-down menu and wait for the list of apps that are consuming the most battery, sorted from highest to lowest, to load.
Now that you know which app is consuming the most battery, to close it, simply access the multitasking menu using the square icon in the navigation bar, or by swiping from the bottom to the center (while holding down lightly). From the menu that opens, locate the app consuming battery and close it by dragging the app preview upwards to make it disappear.
Additionally, to make sure the app is completely closed, open the Settings app, go to Apps > Show all [X] apps, and tap the name of the app you want to completely close. In the screen that opens, tap the Force Quit button and confirm the operation by tapping the OK button.
What do you mean? Even though you followed the instructions I gave you earlier, the app continues to open and run in the background, draining your battery. In this case, you have two options: uninstall the app or hibernate it.
How to close battery-draining apps Samsung
Do you own a Samsung device and want to know how to close battery-draining apps? To get started, you need to identify the apps that are draining the most battery power. Open the Settings app, identified by the gear icon, and then go to Battery. In the screen that opens, scroll down until you find the graph showing your battery drain rate. Just below that, you’ll find the list of apps that are consuming the most battery power. Tap See Details to access the full view. In this section, you’ll be able to see which apps are draining the most power, and you should close or even uninstall them altogether.
Once you have identified the app that is consuming too much of your battery, tap on it and, in the screen that opens, set the Background usage limits to ON, which will help minimize the app’s launch in the background.
To close it, simply access the multitasking menu using the button with the square icon in the navigation bar, or by swiping from the bottom to the center (holding down lightly) if you use gestures as your navigation system. From the menu that opens, locate the app that’s draining battery and close it by dragging the app preview upwards so that it disappears.
Alternatively, to force close it, open the Settings app and go to Applications. In the list that appears on the screen, tap the name of the icon that is consuming too much battery and that you want to close. In the screen that opens, tap the Force Stop option in the bottom right and confirm the operation by tapping the OK button in the pop-up that appears on the screen.
How to close battery-draining apps Huawei
Your Huawei smartphone’s battery life is really short, and you’d like to figure out which app is causing it and close it. To get started, you need to identify the apps that are consuming the most battery. To do this, open the Settings app, identified by the gear icon, and then tap Battery. In the screen that opens, scroll down until you find the graph showing battery consumption trends. Just below that, you’ll find the Software section, which lists all the apps that are consuming the most battery, sorted from the most to the least.
Once you’ve identified the app that’s consuming the most battery, to close it, simply access the multitasking menu by tapping the square icon in the navigation bar, or by swiping from the bottom to the center (while holding down lightly). From the menu that opens, locate the app that’s consuming battery and close it by dragging the app preview upwards to make it disappear.
If you want to close it completely, go back to the battery menu and tap the name of the app that’s draining your battery. In the screen that opens, tap the Force Stop button to immediately close it.
However, if the app continues to open automatically in the background, don’t worry. I’ll show you how to proceed. First, open the Optimizer app, which is installed by default. Then tap the battery icon and tap App Launch. In the screen that opens, set the switch next to the name of the app you want to block from automatically starting in the background, even after closing, to OFFÂ
How to close battery-draining apps Xiaomi
Want to find out how to close battery-draining apps on your Xiaomi smartphone ? First, check which apps are consuming the most power. Open the Settings app, identified by the gear icon, and go to Battery . On the screen that appears, scroll down and, under the graph showing battery performance, you’ll find a list of apps, sorted from the most power-hungry to the least.
Once you’ve identified the app that’s consuming the most battery, to close it, simply access the multitasking menu using the button with the square icon in the navigation bar, or by swiping from the bottom to the center (while holding down lightly). From the menu that opens, locate the app that’s consuming battery and close it by dragging the app preview upwards so that it disappears.
Alternatively, from the battery screen you were on previously, tap on the name of the app that is consuming the most battery and, on the next screen, tap on the Force Close option located at the bottom left: confirm the operation by pressing the OK button in the pop-up that appears on the screen.
What do you mean? Even though you’ve closed it, the app continues to open automatically in the background? No problem. In this case, open the Security app (the shield icon), which is installed by default, then tap on App Manager and then on the Background Auto-launch button . See the switch next to the name of the app you want to block from opening in the background to OFF, even after you close it.
How to Close Battery-Draining Apps on iPhone
Do you own an iPhone and want to know how to close battery-draining apps on your iPhone? No problem, I’ll show you how. To get started, you need to identify the apps that are consuming the most battery on your iPhone. To do this, open the Settings app identified by the gear icon, and then tap Battery . In the screen that opens, scroll down and, just below the graph showing battery drain, you’ll find a list of apps, sorted from the most to the least energy-hungry.
What do you say? Now you’re wondering how to close background apps on your iPhone? I. You have a model with Face IID. After identifying the app that’s consuming the most battery, to close it, simply access the multitasking menu by swiping from the bottom up to the center of the screen, then swiping right or left to reveal the switcher with all running apps. Next, find the app you want to close and drag its thumbnail up to close it. If you have an iPhone with a Home button, simply double-press it. For more details, follow the instructions in my tutorial on how to close apps on iPhone.
You can also limit the running of apps in the background (which iOS does automatically anyway, closing previously running apps after a while), preventing them from consuming data and system resources to update their content (e.g., a podcast app in this way will not automatically download the latest episodes but will only do so when opened and in the foreground). You should also know that by blocking background refresh, some apps will no longer show notifications .
To do this, open the Settings app, go to General > Background App Refresh, andd set the switch next to the name of the app you want to act on to OFF.
If you’d like to learn more about how to save battery life on your iPhone, I recommend checking out my tutorial on how to save battery on your iPhoneÂ
How to Close Battery-Draining Apps on iPad
In this case, you should know that, although the iPad uses iPadOS, a different operating system than the one used on the iPhone (iOS), in reality th, the procedure to follow is the same as the one I illustrated in the previous paragraph dedicated to the iPhone.
How to Close Battery-Draining Apps on Apple Watch
Since the battery life of your Apple Watch has decreased dramatically lately, you would like to find out the cause and, consequently, you would like to understand how to close battery-draining apps on your Apple Watch.
In this case, double-press the Digital Crown on your watch, move the thumbnail of the app you want to close to the left, and press the x button that appears on the side.
You can also decide to limit background refresh for certain apps, perhaps those you use less. To do this, open the Watch app on the iPhone paired with your Apple Watch and go to General > Background App Refresh: set the switch next to the name of the app you want to block to OFF. If, however, you want to block all of them at once, simply set the Background App Refresh switch at the top to OFF .
Obviously, by disabling this option, the disabled apps will no longer show you notifications or will not be updated until you open them, but those linked to the complications present on the face you are using on your Apple Watch will still work.
