Okay so if your phone battery’s draining fast or your phone is kinda slow, one big reason is apps running in the background. Like, these apps keep doing stuff even if you’re not using them — checking for updates, sending notifications, or whatever. And that uses battery and data without you knowing.
But don’t worry, you can turn off or limit these apps pretty easily. Here’s how you do it on Android and iPhone (or most phones anyway).
Why Disable Apps Running in Background?
Well, apps running in background use battery and data, and can make your phone slower. So if you want your battery to last longer and phone to work faster, you gotta stop or restrict these apps.
How To Disable Background Apps On Android
So Android is kinda flexible but steps change with phone brand and Android version. But here’s like the basic way:
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Open Settings — the gear thingy on your phone.
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Find Apps or Apps & Notifications — sometimes called Applications or just Apps.
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Scroll and pick the app you wanna stop from running in background.
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Tap Battery or Data Usage — depends on phone.
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Look for Background restriction, or Allow background activity — turn that off or restrict it.
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You can also tap Force Stop to close app now but it might open again later.
How To Disable Background Apps On iPhone
iPhones dont let you totally stop apps from running in background, but you can stop apps from refreshing:
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Open Settings
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Tap General
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Tap Background App Refresh
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You can turn off Background App Refresh entirely (top toggle) or for individual apps.
Other stuff to help with background apps
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Swipe apps away to close them but dont do it too much cause some apps reopen themselves.
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Use Battery Saver mode to automatically restrict background apps.
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Keep your apps and phone updated to avoid battery drain bugs.
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Check app permissions cause some apps dont need to run all the time.
When Not To Disable Background Apps
Some apps like messaging, mail, maps need to run in background or you might miss notifications. So don’t turn off background for those apps.
Final thoughts
So yeah just try to stop or restrict apps running in background and you should see battery last longer and phone run smoother. Takes just few minutes and it really helps. Try it and see what happens.