You often press the back button on your screen repeatedly as a quick way to exit the app. Even if the app disappears, it will still run in the background. It only closes until you've set the app ...

That's not your mind playing tricks on you; it's because your Android smartphone doesn't tend to close apps even when you're done with them. Instead, it keeps them tucked away in its memory.

Fortunately, Android offers a range of simple ways to keep tabs on which apps are running, and to close those that aren't currently needed. Let's take a look at the different processes.

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 has improved the ability to swipe-close apps from the Recents menu, making it quicker than ever before ...

and other apps installed on your Android phone that open and run the same type of files. If you are tired of using the stock ...

These days, it's easy to find an app for essentially anything, whether that's for locating your parked car or hunting for ghosts in your neighborhood haunted mansion. But while it's fun to fill ...