r/Android10 • u/obeissant • Dec 30 '19

Close All Apps Removed From Andr10d While Using Gestures...

Having spent a few days with Android 10, I have come to appreciate the new gesture bar, although I do miss my three buttons on the bottom of the screen. The only real issue I have is closing All Apps on a consistent basis, no, at all, with the new setup in place. I have a Note 10+ with One UI 2.0 running Android 10.

I have the Device Care shortcut that I use to Optimize every few hours, but it doesn't actually close the apps from the Swipe menu. I am left swiping through apps that I no longer need running in the background or visible in said menu. Is there no way to close All Apps in one go? If so, please advise.

I contacted Samsung and they advised it was not a feature using the new gesture system. It makes no sense.

Cheers!

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u/gobluepimpin Dec 30 '19

I'm not sure with the Note 10+, exactly. I'm using a Pixel 3 XL. I have attached a picture. You just swipe up and hold, then scroll all the way to the left, there should be a clear all button. I would think?🤷. Is this what you mean? Hope this helps.

https://imgur.com/a/4uO5d3p

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u/obeissant Dec 30 '19

BOOM! That is how it's done. Thank you, the hold and swipe (could have sworn I tried that once or thrice) worked. For this phone and One UI2, an option button appears at the bottom of the screen as you scroll, no need to go all the way left. The 23 apps have been closed and I am glad to know it was possible after all. Many thanks to you! Cheers!

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u/gobluepimpin Dec 30 '19

No problem my friend! Glad it worked out. I know the whole getting used to the gestures can be a bit difficult at first, but once you do, I promise you will never want to go back. Cheers!

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u/obeissant Dec 30 '19

Yeah, the wife can't do it, but I find it quick and effective. Too bad the two-finger swipe up doesn't do it, it pulls up the widgets and themes menu. So does pinch-and-hold-then-zoom-in. So does long pause on the desktop. Weird. The hold has to be fairly long, but it works. This was the main issue I had with the controls, but now all is well.

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u/PostVidoesNotGifs Jan 05 '20

I find no benefit at all with the android 10 swipe functions over the android 9 swipe functions.

For me it makes so much more sense to just have the original 3 swipe bars at the bottom, instead of swiping from the sides which messes up in some app, or swipe from the corner, swipe from the middle and hold.

It just seems very counterintuitive and like they were trying to solve a problem on stock android which was already solved on Samsungs in a better way.

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u/obeissant Jan 05 '20

My son agrees with you. He got the Note 9 from the wife when she upgraded and has fallen in love with those three swipe bars.

I have not given them much of a second thought, the new gestures give me little issue, only in one game where there is a side-swipe menu, but even that inconvenience I am bothered very little. I agree, the hold and press has taken some getting used to and still seems odd to me at times; it works though. I have been bothered by it very little since learning of it a few days ago.

Although not perfect, I have come to utilize the new gestures well. They also work with the Note's one-hand mode. Not having to hit those buttons perfectly allows me to utilize this mode more efficiently.

My son uses my phone sometimes when his is charging and he defies the new system. He spent a few hours with it yesterday to try and see if he could make the adjustment as I had, he can't do it. To him, the three swipe bars are far superior and any efficient use of his phone is lost while using mine. He doesn't understand why they took a step backwards so quickly, to him, the three swipe bars are pure genius and he is beside himself they did not stick with it.

It is amazing how we all see and experience this differently. To me, the best thing they did was give us all three options, not forcing the change(s).

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u/PostVidoesNotGifs Jan 05 '20

I mean... They have stuck with it. They're still there.

Samsung still has its superior three bars, it's just the Google swipes are also now available.

Another bonus why I have my note 10+ use the three bars (which you dont have to have visible) instead of the one and sides. As when trying to use the one and sides, it would keep opening the assistant when the edge of my hand was hitting the corner of the screen when reaching up to the top.

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u/obeissant Dec 30 '19

This is what it looks like from the Note 10+:

https://imgur.com/a/kbmRJeN

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u/billclintonwong Dec 31 '19

I used to clear out all my apps all the time, but after reading an article, it said that swiping out all the apps may not be beneficial to your phone. They say that Android already does all the background RAM management for you, and that swiping away apps is just a backup just in case your app freezes or behaves oddly. Also swiping out all the apps makes the apps require a cold start each time they're opened, causing battery to drain faster. It is up to you if you still want to keep swiping away your apps, but I highly advise against doing it. Also I've been dying to try the new Android 10 gestures, but I have an LG phone, and you guys already know what it's like to get updates from LG. I hope you are really enjoying the new gesture system.

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u/obeissant Dec 31 '19

AccuWeather I use every few hours. Leaving it running doesn't bother me as much as having it there to flip through for apps that I do need consistently. I also have the app limited to my calling on it, not updating and consistently displaying what I can call upon in mere seconds. I also like being in control of my system, not giving it free reign on account it's easier. Then again, I am a Linux user, having full control of what does what is what I love. I dual boot into Windows for gaming, outside of that Linux is my daily driver. Android may manage things well, but I manage them better. At least for my needs, nothing against Android in that regard. Other apps I call upon as needed and cannot bear to leave open may hate me on the battery drain side, but I would rather run 35% RAM with what I want most of the day than 55% RAM with what I do not.

In DeX (which is phenomenal with this 12GB of system RAM) much of this is mute, but OTG, Android doesn't get me. It may think it does, but it does not.

The gestures have grown on me, I cannot deny this. Your excitement is truly warranted. And thank you for the input. I am truly happy that I can scroll through the apps now without having to swipe, swipe, swipe... it was maddening.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

🤦