To keep an application running in the background on Android, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings.
- Choose the application you want to keep running in the background.
- Disable Manage Automatically.
- Enable Run in Background in the pop-up window that appears.
- Finally, tap OK.
To close apps on Android, follow these steps:
- Once the app is open, tap on the three dots in the top right corner.
- Choose Settings and then select Auto Close.
To close applications on Mac, use the following keyboard shortcut:
Press Choose + Command + ESC (Escape) simultaneously.
Alternatively, you can select the Force Quit option from the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen. This procedure is similar to pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete on a computer.
To disable background apps on Samsung, follow these steps:
- To close background apps on any Android device, for some smartphones with the three physical buttons at the bottom, simply double tap the center Home button or press the dedicated Multitask button.
To close a tab on Google, use the following keyboard shortcuts:
- For Windows and Linux, press CTRL + W.
- For Mac, press ⌘ + W.
To close a tab and open the Chrome application on an Android device, follow these steps:
- Click on Switch Tabs on the left side of the screen to show the open Chrome tabs.
- Click on the Close button in the top right corner of the tab you want to close. You can also swipe to close the tab.
To check if there are open pages on your smartphone, open Chrome and look at the number in the top right corner, which indicates the number of open tabs.
To identify recently closed tabs, follow these steps:
- Right-click anywhere on the tab bar.
- Choose Reopen Closed Tab.
- Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + T to reopen the closed tab.
To prevent opening new tabs in Chrome, follow these steps:
- At the bottom right of the Google homepage, find the Settings menu and click on Search Settings.
- Alternatively, after searching for something in a new tab, in the same section below the search bar, uncheck the options to prevent opening results in another window.
To close Safari windows on your iPad, follow these steps:
- Tap on the two squares in the bottom right corner.
- Use one of the two available methods:
- Swipe each window to the left.
- Click on the X in the top left corner of each tab.
To close applications on your Mac, use the following methods:
- Press Choose + Command + ESC (Escape) simultaneously.
- Alternatively, click on the Force Quit icon in the top left corner of the screen. This combination works similar to the Ctrl-Alt-Delete key on a computer.
To close a tab on Windows and Linux, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + W. On Mac, use ⌘ + W.
To view recently closed tabs, follow these steps:
- Right-click anywhere on the tab bar.
- Choose Reopen Closed Tab.
- Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + T to reopen the closed tab without any additional steps.