How to Close Active Apps on Galaxy Watch Ultra/7/6 and others

Active background apps can consume more battery of your Samsung smartwatch. So, this post will show you how to close active apps on Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra/7 and also previous models with ease.

Meanwhile, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch smartwatches can use many Android apps. Like on smartphones, you can close these apps manually when you’re not using them. The newest models are the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Watch 7.

Furthermore, when people use their Galaxy Watch, they often open many apps throughout the day. But even when they go back to the home screen, these apps keep running in the background. Some might not realize it, but there’s a Recent Apps section on the Galaxy Watch. This section shows all the apps they’ve used and lets them close any they don’t need.

How to Close Active and Recent Apps on Galaxy Watch

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is like a small smartphone. It has an operating system, a screen to use, and limited hardware to run apps. If you open too many apps on a smartphone and let them run in the background, they can use up a lot of battery quickly. The same thing happens with the Galaxy Watch. Running too many apps without clearing them can slow it down.

Samsung suggests closing background apps to help the watch’s battery last longer.

1. Swipe up from the watch screen to open the Apps screen.

2. Tap the Recents icon (which looks like two overlapping circles.).

3. Swipe left or right to see your recently opened apps.

4. To close an app, swipe up on it.

5. To close all apps, swipe all the way to the right and tap “Close all.”

That’s all. These were the steps to close recent and active background app on your Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and previous models.

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