Are You Worried About Apps Running in the Background of Your Phone Some apps are running in the background of your Android phone? Not all apps should run in the background. Due to such apps, the phone’s battery drains quickly, data is consumed more, and the phone runs slowly.
How to know which apps are running in the background?
The developer options of the phone contain most of the hidden features of the device. In the same developer option, there is a menu named ‘Running Services‘. From that option, you can see how much RAM is being used by which apps in the background.
Follow the below procedure for that:
First, go to the device’s Settings app.
– Then scroll and tap on the ‘About Phone’ option.
– Then go to the option called Software Information.
– After that, tap seven times on the build number. After this enable the developer option.
And put the pin or pattern of the device. Then there is a message saying ‘You’re now a developer’.
– Then again go to Settings app.
– First, there is a ‘Developer Option’ below the ‘About Phone’ option. Tap on that option.
– And go to the option of ‘Running Services’ by scrolling. After going to that option, you can see how much memory has been used by which app or service.
There you can see how much memory is being used by which apps. Also, you can see which app has consumed how much battery by going to the battery usage option in the settings. Follow the below procedure for that:
– First, go to the Settings option.
– And go to battery options.
– Then you can see what percentage or how much battery has been consumed by which app.
What to do to prevent the Android app from running in the background?
There are many ways to prevent apps from running in the background. You can automatically prevent apps from running in the background stop them from running in the background immediately or make them run only when needed. Various methods to be adopted for that are discussed below.
– Force stop
If you don’t want any app to run in the background, you have to force-stop it. Follow the below procedure for that:
1) Go to Settings.
2) Then tap on the Apps option.
3) Select the app you want to stop running in the background.
4) Then tap on the Force Stop option and press the OK button.
How to stop the app from consuming unnecessary battery!
If an app is consuming unnecessary battery in the background on your Android phone, you can reduce it. For that, Android has a ‘Restrict Battery Usage’ option. Follow the below procedure to enable that option.
– First, go to the Settings app and select the Apps option.
– And choose the app you want to stop running in the background.
– Then tap on the Battery option. And, select the Restricted option. After doing this, the app will not consume a battery in the background.
Enable the Adaptive Battery feature
The adaptive battery feature in Android uses Google’s DeepMind AI. Due to this, data is collected about how you use which app at what time. When this happens, the system deactivates the app when you are not using it. After enabling this option, you don’t need to force-stop the app repeatedly. Follow the below procedure for that.
– First, go to the Settings app and select the battery option.
– And tap on the option of ‘Battery Usage limits’.
– Then tap on the three dots on the top right. And, go to the Adaptive Battery option.
– Turn it on.
In this way, you can reduce the battery and memory consumed by apps on your Android phone. It is best to remove apps that are inactive for a long time. However, sometimes apps that are inactive for a long time can be important for you. So these things should be taken care of.