This easy guide will explain how to close or delete running apps on the new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Samsung’s two new phones are among the best smartphones released in 2015 and come with large, stunning 5.7-inch Quad-HD displays and tons of features. Note 5 is actually one of the most powerful phones available today With an 8-core processor and 4GB of RAM. You can even run two apps on the screen at the same time.
Doing something as easy as closing unused apps might seem too generic and simple to average users, but in the fancy aluminum design of the new Note 5, users need to know how to perform such a task if Windows Phone or iPhone users are switching to Android. on their Note 5 device.
Millions of buyers are now getting the Note 5 after its launch last week, we get a lot of questions and this is one of them. Closing and clearing apps on the Galaxy Note 5 to improve performance and battery life is easier than you think, and it’s immediate. Read on for quick instructions.
In general, or when it comes to Android, what we call a “rule of thumb” is to let the operating system manage your memory instead of users manually clearing and closing apps. The Note 5 also has 4GB of fast RAM, so multitasking shouldn’t be an issue even with tons of apps open. However, there are times when a user might want to delete unused apps from memory.
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop does an excellent job of managing apps and multitasking unlike other operating systems by setting them to a low power state in the recent apps menu, ready to be opened when needed, and saves battery for the rest of the time. . Users can easily switch between apps with the touch of a button and it works great. If you still want to close apps yourself, that’s it.
Instructions
Removing or closing apps or recent apps menu from memory on Galaxy Note 5 is actually extremely easy, but if you went to iPhone and now back to Android, it may be different than on Galaxy S3 or older devices. Older Samsung devices required long pressing the dedicated home button to bring up this menu, but it’s not done that way anymore. Now there’s a dedicated multitasking capacitive button to the left of your main home switch, and that’s where you start.
Simply tap the overlapping rectangle-like button to the left of the dedicated hardware home button. This is the multitasking menu key that brings up all the apps that are currently open or running. For those who don’t know, switching from Gmail to YouTube, then to the browser and back to Gmail with this button is extremely fast and efficient. However, this is also where a quick swipe will close and kill apps.
The image above shows a slightly redesigned view of this menu on Samsung devices. No more legacy options or task management. A Rolodex-style card view of all currently running apps and a large “Close All” button at the bottom. You have two options here.
A simple swipe of your finger on each box will swipe them away and instantly close the app. Any saved progress or the website you may be on will have to be reloaded the next time you use that app. Or start all over and lose wherever you are. The image above shows me swiping to delete the menu and something (right side). That’s all, you’re done. It’s that simple to clear and close apps on Galaxy Note 5.
It’s a good idea to leave things like phones, messages, and even browsers here, especially if you use them frequently. Deleting the SMS text app means it will only need to be restarted at your next incoming message, wasting battery and CPU cycles. This same rule applies to all apps, so only turn off the ones you won’t need anymore. Large intensive applications such as Maps, Navigation or games.
As we mentioned above, users have a very clear second option and that is the “Close All” button at the bottom of the screen. This will completely close all open, running, or any applications waiting to be reopened. This means websites will disappear, a text will be deleted, the video you were on YouTube and more will be deleted. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just needs to be said.
We generally do not recommend hitting the close all button for the reasons described above, as your device will need to restart them for the next message or app you open, which will waste more time and battery life. However, if a user is at work and won’t be using their Note 5, going to bed or just wanting to open a clean slate and hit Close All, you will see a nice animation as they all disappear and a “No recent apps available” message will appear the next time you tap this button .
Again, only turn off what’s necessary, so we recommend users swipe individual apps they no longer need and leave everything else running in the background. Android 5.1 Lollipop will do the rest of the work and keep the Galaxy Note 5 running as smooth and fast as possible.