How to unlock the little padlock on minimised apps?

[axe147]

I have little locked padlocks on my Android 10 Firefox & WhatsApp apps which prevents me from properly closing them. How do I remedy this please?

 

[mustang7757]

Tap my circle in your screen shot then choose open , this allows the app to be locked from clearing in ram

 

[axe147]

Thanks but it didn't work, that just allows me to split the screen.

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks but it didn't work, that just allows me to split the screen.

Which device you have ?

 

[B. Diddy]

Tapping the lock icon itself doesn't do anything? What about long-pressing it?

 

[axe147]

Nothing at all.

 

[axe147]

Packard Bell Daytona G12

 

[mustang7757]

Packard Bell Daytona G12

Not familiar with that device but try go settings >application menu see if anything lock or unlock apps

 

[axe147]

Just spent nearly 30 Min going through my apps & notifications, privacy & security settings, but cannot for the life of me find anything that could help.

 

[mustang7757]

Just spent nearly 30 Min going through my apps & notifications, privacy & security settings, but cannot for the life of me find anything that could help.

I tried to get familiar with your device online and couldn't find that setting

 

[B. Diddy]

What version of Android is it running? You can find out by going to ​Settings>About Phone.

Also, when you tap the app icon to bring up the menu that says App Info and Split Screen, what happens if you tap the lock icon then?

 

[axe147]

Apps & notifications is 1 settings section, privacy is another as is security.

 

[axe147]

Running Android 10 & nothing happens when I tap the lock after I bring up the menu for app info & split screen.

 

[B. Diddy]

It looks like each app's window has a 3-dot menu button at the upper right -- what happens if you tap that?

 

[axe147]

App settings & the like.

 

[B. Diddy]

Is there anything in the system settings about "cleaning RAM"? I wonder if there's some setting (or app) that aggressively kills apps in the background, which might have an option to keep certain apps from being killed.

 

[Tony and Audrey Whiteley]

Just in case this hasn't been solved yet: The cure (on my moto) took me half-an-hour to figure-out, but it's really simple . . . . To unlock the padlock just swipe down
Tony

 

[ITCHYKLIKAFINGA]

It's easy...
Press square and swipe left or right until your on the app with locked padlock.

Put your thumb on screen then..

Drag it down slightly and release (image that the page has a spring underneath it and your trying to make it fly through the top of your phone !)

 

[mustang7757]

It's easy...
Press square and swipe left or right until your on the app with locked padlock.

Put your thumb on screen then..

Drag it down slightly and release (image that the page has a spring underneath it and your trying to make it fly through the top of your phone !)

Welcome to AC!

Thanks for tip , same device?

 

[ITCHYKLIKAFINGA]

Happy to help, im using a Motorola e20 at the moment, I find you can't go wrong with Motorola as they have been in the game for probably the longest.