Most of us panic a little when we realize dozens of apps are 'open' on our phones. But does closing them actually help?

Open the Recent Apps menu. Locate the app you want to close. Swipe the app card upward or to the side (varies by device). The ...

In its earliest days and versions, opening a whole bunch of apps in a row on an Android device would leave many of them in that device’s memory, causing your short attention span to gum up the works.

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 includes a quality-of-life improvement that allows immediate swiping away of recent apps to close them. The update removes the delay caused by waiting for the app-closing ...

If your Android smartphone has been feeling sluggish lately, you can try clearing its cache and changing the animation speed ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

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Make sure your Android phone is up to date on the OS front. Keeping it up to date will make it snappier and install the latest security protocols. You can go to Settings > General > System Update to ...

Amazon will be shutting its Appstore for Android and its Coins program this week, the company has said. Appstore Apps "will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices" as of Wednesday, August 20, ...