Quit an App on Android

Marty Young

Modified on: Thu, 9 Mar, 2023 at 3:54 PM

How to close an app

If an app won’t respond or seems frozen, you can close it, then open it again. You should close an app only if it’s unresponsive. The way you close an app depends on the type of device that you have. Below are the general instructions for most Android devices.

Open the Recent Apps list on your Android.
If you're using Android 10 or above, swipe up from the bottom of the home screen, hold your finger there, and then let go. Depending on your device model, you may have to tap an icon instead of swiping — look for three vertical lines at the bottom-right or bottom-left corner of the screen, if so. On other models, the icon may be a may be a square or a set of cascading rectangles.
Scroll through the apps.
Keep swiping left or right (or up or down) until you find the app you want to close.
Swipe the app off the screen.
Where you need to drag it varies. If you scrolled through the app list vertically, swipe the app left or right to close it. If the list scrolls horizontally, swipe the app up off the screen. This action closes the app. You may be able to tap an X in the top corner of the app's window instead of swiping away the app

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