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How to Force Stop an App on Samsung Galaxy A57 with One UI 8.5

How to Force Stop an App on Samsung Galaxy A57 with One UI 8.5

Force stopping an app shuts it down completely until you open it again. Find the app in Settings, open its App info page, and tap Force stop.

✅ Tested on
  • DeviceSamsung Galaxy A57
  • SystemOne UI 8.5
  • AppSettings
  • Also works onOther Samsung phones running One UI 8.5
  • Last verifiedNovember 9, 2026

Every screenshot below is taken from the actual recording on this device — no stock images.

Steps

Open Settings from the app drawer

Swipe up to open the app drawer, then tap the Settings gear icon.

Open Settings from the app drawer

Scroll down and tap Apps

Scroll down the Settings list until you see Apps, then tap it.

Scroll down and tap Apps

Tap the search icon

On the Apps page, tap the search icon in the top-right corner.

Tap the search icon

Type Spotify

Type the app name in the Search apps field. The keyboard is already open.

Type Spotify

Tap Spotify in the results

Only one app matches — tap Spotify (174 MB) to open its App info page.

Tap Spotify in the results

Tap Force stop

On the App info page, tap Force stop in the action bar at the bottom.

Tap Force stop

Tap OK to confirm

A dialog warns that force stopping an app may cause errors. Tap OK to confirm.

Tap OK to confirm

Check that Force stop is now disabled

Back on the App info page, the Force stop button is greyed out — Spotify is now stopped.

Check that Force stop is now disabled

Good to know

  1. Spotify is only the example app used in the recording — the same steps force stop any installed app.
  2. The confirmation dialog warns that force stopping an app may cause errors. The app is not deleted and can be opened again normally afterwards.
  3. After confirming, the Force stop button on the App info page turns grey — that disabled button is the proof the app is stopped.
  4. Notifications for Spotify are Blocked and no permissions are allowed on this phone; those rows are shown, not changed.

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