You can switch your default launcher and change how the icon appears on your Android device. When you need to freshen up the ...

Background apps aren't visible in the App Overview straightaway. If your phone runs Android 13 or higher, you may see an option to stop actively running apps in the menu.

Android's long had problems managing apps running in the background. While Google offers guidelines about how devices running Android should handle background processes, manufacturers still take ...

Google and Samsung are promising consistent and reliable app background behavior in One UI. These changes are promised to go into effect with One UI 6.0 based on Android 14.

Fortunately, Android offers a range of simple ways to keep tabs on which apps are running, and to close those that aren't currently needed. Let's take a look at the different processes.