Frequently used Apps - Square Button and Battery

[dannyro77]

When I close an app, I usually close it further by touching the square key and closing the app by hitting the X on the top right or swiping right or left on the "recently used apps" screen. I do this essentially to save as much battery as I can, but in the end, do the closed out apps (or minimized using the circle button) really drain a lot of battery in the background, or does it really not matter in the end because Android does a good job or closing these apps itself? How much battery am I really saving, and is there any other benefit to being as OCD as I am with using the square to make sure these apps are closed?

Thanks in advance for any help or info!

 

[Aquila]

When I close an app, I usually close it further by touching the square key and closing the app by hitting the X on the top right or swiping right or left on the "recently used apps" screen. I do this essentially to save as much battery as I can, but in the end, do the closed out apps (or minimized using the circle button) really drain a lot of battery in the background, or does it really not matter in the end because Android does a good job or closing these apps itself? How much battery am I really saving, and is there any other benefit to being as OCD as I am with using the square to make sure these apps are closed?

Thanks in advance for any help or info!

A Googler has recently released a statement explaining why closing apps manually is generally bad for the device's memory management (and thus battery and fluidity) - but then they've also added a "close all" button to the recent apps interface on the N beta. So... do what you want? lol

 

[Javier P]

We discussed a similar issue in this thread.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s7/684574-closing-recent-apps-yea-nay-eh.html

I think it's just about personal preferences My take is that closing apps as a habit will use more battery, CPU cycles and even internet data.

 

[dannyro77]

thanks for the thread link, extremely helpful!

 

[Javier P]

Glad it helped! Let us know what you decided to do