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Force stop Android Applications

Settings > Manage Applications> Menu button > Filter by “Running.” > Select application > Force stop

You could also try the Advanced Task Killer to manage running apps more easily.

For the best experience, open this page on an android phone, so you can install the apps by clicking on market links.
Posted by droid on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at 10:39 pm in Help & Tips, Showcase.
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16 Comments

  1. breon wrote:

    Also, try Advanced Task Manager Lite from the Market. No need to go through all the settings mumbo jumbo. No ROOT required :)

    Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:48 pm | Permalink
  2. rajendran wrote:

    can some one tell me how to do that same in my application.

    Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 12:36 am | Permalink
  3. Jennifer Brown wrote:

    I have a Droid Incredible and I just tried to use the advanced task killer and even after clicking on all the programs I wanted killed. They were still running. One I don’t even use so it has no reason for even running.

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 1:00 am | Permalink
  4. mayur wrote:

    Hi, i faced a same problem..i used advance task killer..it showed me that the application has been closed..and when i click and hold home tab i still see that app running..
    how to solve this issue??

    Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 12:58 am | Permalink
  5. Marx wrote:

    Mayur – the home button doesn’t show running tasks… it shows recent tasks.

    Monday, November 15, 2010 at 12:25 pm | Permalink
  6. Mayur wrote:

    but then we does this mean that whatever tasks we see by pressing and holding of home button, all of them might not be running???

    for example if i just accessed gtalk, then went to access facebook..now i killed gtalk using task killer….still i will see gtalk in recent tasks??? is this behavior correct??

    so we can see the current running tasks through -

    settings -> applications -> manage applications -> menu -> filter -> running taks

    m i right???

    Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 12:25 am | Permalink
  7. mark wrote:

    when i goto my task killer, the video player is always on the list, but i never use it, why the hell does it always run

    Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 6:15 pm | Permalink
  8. Pattie Duffy wrote:

    I have an android 2.2 (HTC G2). Tried Advanced Task Killer (free version) and it did stop the apps (everything except wi-fi sevice. However, all of the appa IMMEDIATELY started up again. I want to stop the apps and have the stay OFF until I decide to run a progam. Any suggestions?

    Monday, June 27, 2011 at 11:11 am | Permalink
  9. Marks wrote:

    thanks for sharing guys.

    Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 11:00 pm | Permalink
  10. Raymond wrote:

    I have the same thing when i use task killer and kill all, within 1 seconds most app are back again. Adn when i go to service, click app and stop it, ist even coming up again. What to do? Apps like Agenda, Maps, HTC Sense, Google services etc…

    Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 2:29 am | Permalink
  11. ThunderBolt8347 wrote:

    I also use AVK. Certain apps continue to refresh themselves, but luckily AVK has an option to force stop any apps so that they don’t open again until you use them. If you would rather not force stop apps then try restarting your phone after heavy usage.

    Friday, August 5, 2011 at 12:55 am | Permalink
  12. patricia wrote:

    I was trying to save battery life so I went to the applications running in my Samsung Admire cellphone, and apparently I stop the message application. Now is not working. How can I restore the application?
    Please help

    Monday, October 3, 2011 at 11:36 pm | Permalink
  13. Heidi wrote:

    I have an android 2.2. I am force closed on everything. I cant even get into the market application. I have even tried to reset to factory settings. When I do this everything still comes back! I think I have a lemon. Any suggestions.

    Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 11:10 am | Permalink
  14. Kalmeenow wrote:

    Hi,
    I’m using HTC Wildfire, whenever I’m connecting to Wi-Fi or Mobile Network or both are disabled. Most of the application had communicating to the internet or running automatically. So I tried to use Advance Task Killer (ATK). Whenever I select KILL Selected apps in ATK it close the selected application but after a second it show me the same application which I closed before.
    In a single selection I need to stop running all the applications. Please advise me.
    Below is the list of application running by itself:
    Maps, TuneIn Radio.

    Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 2:13 am | Permalink
  15. harry wrote:

    all you guys look here.don’t use any task killer.when you kill some task,it uses internet and drains battery.and after sometime all the application restart again.so on restarting again it consumes battery.

    Monday, January 30, 2012 at 8:26 am | Permalink
  16. harry wrote:

    task killers are also called as battery killers:)

    Monday, January 30, 2012 at 8:28 am | Permalink

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