| Action | Close an App |
| Shortcut | Recents → swipe app up |
| Platform | Android |
| Category | Navigation & Gestures |
On Android, you can close an app with Recents → swipe app up. Open Recent apps, then swipe a card up to close it. It sits in the Navigation & Gestures group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to close an app.
Press Recents → swipe app up.
Open Recent apps, then swipe a card up to close it.