Most of the applications that you have on your phone, whether Android or iPhone, continue to work once you remove them or even if you don't open them. This is what's called "background activity," a feature that, while useful, also drains your battery faster.

A TikToker named "Antoni1030," with more than 250,000 followers and dedicated to offering technological tricks and tips for smartphones, explained a "quick trick" to stop apps from working in the background and not drain your device.

How to stop apps on your phone from working in the background

The process is super easy and only requires following four steps. Here they are:

By executing this option, as the screen itself indicates, the system will identify "the applications and activities to keep important processes active." This will help save battery life.

You also have the option of restricting the app from continuing to run once it's gone into the background, but this isn't recommended if you need to keep opening it or it's important.

Additionally, in the same menu, you'll see a bar that measures the percentage of battery power the app could be consuming. It's worth noting that if it's not currently in the background, it will show 0.00%.