Even if you don’t do much on your smartphone, a couple of apps may be running in the background on your Android smartphone. Whether you check your email on your phone or use it to find directions, you may not think of quitting these apps when you’re done using them. This can negatively affect your handset’s performance, especially if it’s abudget phone. Android makes it easy to identify and quit apps that are actively running on your phone without accessing complex menus. The list of active apps is viewable from the Quick Settings menu. Follow this guide to learn how.
How to see which apps are running from Quick Settings on your phone
If your phone runsAndroid 13orAndroid 14, use the Quick Settings panel to view the actively running apps.
If an app isn’t actively running, the option doesn’t appear in the Quick Settings panel. Apps running in the background don’t show up here. Only actively running apps appear. For example, when you play music on YouTube Music, it is listed under Active apps.
Samsung Galaxy phones don’t show apps running in the background in the Quick Settings panel.
Should you close active apps on your Android?
Do not use the Quick Settings panel to manually close apps running in the background, as it could adversely affect their functioning. Android manages this automatically.
Similarly, do not use a task manager to manage background processes on your device. Check out our guide onhow to close apps on your Android phoneto learn the correct way to do this. If bloatware or pre-installed apps bug you, considerfreezing them using Shizuku.
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Keep your Android phone running properly
You don’t need to manually manage actively running apps on your smartphone. However, it’s a good idea to check once in a while and close the ones you don’t need. When several apps or games run simultaneously, your Android phone can slow down, leading to a poor experience. We also recommend trying ourfavorite Android appsbefore you install too many apps which can clutter your phone.
