Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Ways To Turn OFF Background Apps

If your Note 8 is running slow and the battery drains quickly, there is an easy way to solve this issue. Most of the time, this happens as a result of apps running in the background of your smartphone. When you have apps like Facebook, Twitter and your web browser all opened at the same time, these apps always auto-update on a regular basis, and it always tells on the battery of your smartphone.

I will suggest that you switch off the auto-updates option, this will give access to choose the app to update whenever you want to update it. You can follow the guide below If you are interested in knowing how to switch off apps running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

How to deactivate background data for all services:

1. Switch on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Locate Settings and click on ‘Data usage.’
3. Tap the three dots located in the upper right corner to open the menu option.
4. Unmark ‘Auto sync data.’
5. Click Ok.

How to switch off background applications on Galaxy Note 8:

1. Switch on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Click on the Recent apps button located on the home screen
3. Click the Active apps icon
4. Click End to switch of the selected app or you can Click on End all
5. If asked, click OK.

How to deactivate background data for all Google services:

1. Switch on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Locate the settings menu and click on Accounts
3. Click on Google
4. Click on your account
5. Unmark the Google service you wish to deactivate its background data.

How to deactivate background data for Twitter:

1. Switch on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Locate the settings menu and click on Accounts
3. Click on Twitter
4. Unmark ‘Sync Twitter.’

How to disable Facebook background data.

1. Switch on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Locate the Facebook settings option
3. Click on “Refresh Interval.”
4. Click on ‘Never.’