If you are using your Android TV and all of a sudden your apps start crushing and closing, you do not have to worry about buying a new TV because that problem can be fixed. Fortunately, the fix is simple and easy and it comes down to considering force close that misbehaving app on your Android TV.
The first time you open an app on your Android TV, it opens quicker but with time the functionality will decline. When you Force Stop an app all foreground and background processes related to that particular app will close immediately and completely thus creating an antidote to whatever was slowing down the app in the first place. Here is how you can force close an app on Android TV.
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Force Close an App on Android TV
Method 1:
1. Press the home button on your remote for the home page to display.
2. Select the Settings App.
3. Under General settings select Apps.
4. Click on “See all Apps.”
5. Next, select the App that you want to force close.
6. Scroll down and select the “Force Stop” option.
7. Go ahead and click “OK” to confirm force stop.
8. That particular app will be forcefully closed. Follow the above steps to close other apps.
Method 2:
1. Press the home button on your remote for the home page to load.
2. Select the Apps icon and long-press the “OK” button on your remote until a pop app menu showing the installed apps appears.
3. Now, navigate to the app that you want to force stop.
4. Press and hold on to the app using your remote until the pop-up menu appears.
5. Scroll down and select “info” from the list of options and press OK.
6. Scroll down and select the “Force Stop” option.
7. Go ahead and click “OK” to confirm force stop.
8. That particular app will be forcefully closed. Follow the above steps to close other apps.