Every Android user normally installed lots of apps on their device, but not all the apps are efficient to use as some of the apps become so unresponsive that it brings device into a hang or lock position and user have no choice to close it down forcefully. But here is a little trick that how to kill an Android app with back button, see more details for the same.
People who already used custom ROMs might acquainted with this feature. When we come to stock firmware such as Lollipop we didn’t know that how much it borrowed features from custom ROMs but hopefully in next versions of Android this feature will be available very soon. Right now we are using a little nice app for the same purpose which is not available on Play Store.
XDA Developer named elesbb who brought up this nice little app. To install this app you must enabled the “Unknown Sources” on your device by navigating “Settings — > Security — > Unknown Sources” and then get this app to install. Secondly your device must be rooted.
How To Kill Android App With Back Button
- From this link download the APK for ”hold back to kill” on your Android device
- After downloading simply open your notifications panel and hit the downloaded app to install by accepting permissions screen
- Open the app and provide the long pressing duration between 300 – 600 for back button and hit Save and then Close
- The Accessibility menu will pop-up where you have tap the Hold Back to Kill entry and enable the switch, Hit “OK” to accept permissions
- Now simply start any app and then simply long press your device back button to kill the app. A pop-up for permissions will appear just grant the access and all of sudden the running app will be closed
- Now if any installed doing some wrong with your device you just repeat the last step to kill it down.
This app is really interesting one to use and you should try it, if any app annoying you just press the back button for specified amount of time and that Android app will kill down automatically.
