Xiaomi Pad 6: How to Close Apps and Manage Memory

The modern Xiaomi Pad 6, which runs the powerful HyperOS shell (or MIUI Pad), has an impressive amount of RAM, which allows you to run dozens of programs at once. However, even on such a productive device, it sometimes becomes necessary to forcefully stop the program hanging or simply free up the system resources to run a heavy game. Many users who move from smartphones or other ecosystems may not immediately find the usual tools for managing windows on the big screen.

Background management is not just a way to clean a device, it’s also an important skill for diagnosing performance issues. In this article, we’ll take a look at all the ways apps can be terminated, from standard gesture navigation to hidden features for developers. Understanding how Android allocates resources will help you use your tablet more efficiently and avoid misconceptions about the need for constant manual memory cleaning.

Basic Windows Management through Navigation

The main and fastest way to close apps on the Xiaomi Pad 6 is to use the navigation type you choose. The default feature of current firmware is gesture control, which makes the most of the big screen area. To access the list of running tasks, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold your finger in the center for a split second. This action will open the Recent Apps interface, where all active windows are displayed.

If you prefer classic three-button management, the logic remains familiar to most Android users. In the lower right corner (or left, depending on the mirroring settings), there is a button with three vertical lines or squares. Pressing this button instantly displays a list of running programs. Unlike smartphones, this list can be displayed as tiles or horizontal tape, depending on the current orientation of the screen and interface settings.

To close a particular application in this menu, just swipe his card left or right. If you want to clear all memory at once, Xiaomi tablets often have a “clean” button (the icon of the cross or broomstick), which forcibly completes all processes except the system. However, it is worth remembering that the forced closure of all applications at once can lead to increased battery consumption at the next start, as the system will have to reinitialize background services.

Use of sidebar and multiwindow mode

One of the key features of the Xiaomi Pad 6 is an advanced multitasking environment that actively uses the sidebar of tools. This panel allows you not only to quickly switch between programs, but also to manage their state. Calling a side menu swipe from the edge of the screen, you will see a list of frequently used applications. Long clicking on the icon in this list or using a special context menu can offer the option of closing if the application is running in floating window mode.

Special attention should be paid to the split-screen mode, which is much more convenient on tablets than on phones. When two apps are open simultaneously, splitting the screen in half, a special stripe divider appears between them. Pressing on this area or dragging one of the windows outside the visible area allows not only to fold, but also completely close one of the parts. This is critical for optimizing work, since running in the background heavy applications can consume CPU resources.

In some use cases, especially when working with documents or a browser with many tabs, users forget that closing the window itself does not always mean the end of the process. For example, a video player can continue playing sound even after the folding. For full control, it is recommended to use a task manager built into the sidebar, which shows the real memory consumption of each running element in real time.

Security tools and system accelerator

HyperOS and MIUI have a deep-seated system application called Security, which takes over the functions of Task Manager and Antivirus, and by running this tool, you get access to the Clean Up button, which analyzes the state of RAM and closes the background processes that have not been used for a long time, and it is a regular and most secure way to free up resources, because the system decides which processes can be completed without compromising the stability of the work.

Inside the Security app, you also have the Acceleration section, which provides more detailed control, and you can see a list of autoruns and processes that have permission to run in the background, and locking unwanted programs through this interface prevents them from running again immediately after cleaning, which is especially useful for applications that are prone to aggressive behavior and are constantly hanging in the background, consuming battery power.

For users who want to keep their devices in full control, the application lock feature is available, which allows you to prevent specific programs from running automatically or running in the background. This does not close the application right now, but prevents it from being active after rebooting or manually cleaning, which is a preventive measure against debris of RAM.

Specifics of working with memory in HyperOS and Android

Understanding how Android manages memory is a major change in how we close applications. Unlike older operating systems, it uses the principle that “free memory is wasted memory.” It automatically holds frequently used programs in RAM to run them instantly. Forced closure of such applications forces the CPU and disk to do the hard work of initializing them again, which ultimately consumes more energy than simple storage in the background.

However, there are situations where user intervention is necessary: if an application has stopped responding, consumes abnormally many resources or is not working correctly (interface glitches, freezes), its forced stop is the right solution. In such cases, the system may not immediately "kill" the process, and manually closing through the menu of recent tasks or settings becomes the only way out.

Also worth considering is the memory compression mechanism and virtual memory, which is widely used in the Xiaomi Pad 6. When there is a shortage of physical RAM, the system uses part of the internal drive. Constant manual cleaning of all applications can destabilize the operation of this mechanism, leading to more frequent interface rearrangements and micro-twitches when switching between tasks.

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If the application is constantly shutting down or requires a lot of memory, try setting the battery to select a "No Limits" mode for it, and then force it to stop and restart. This resets the cache of processes.

Forced stop through settings

When standard methods fail and the application is not behaving properly, deep system settings come to the rescue, which ensures that all processes associated with a particular software, including hidden services and widgets, are completely stopped, and you need to go to the Settings menu, select the Application section, and find All applications.

In the list, find the problem program and click on it. In the app information menu that opens, at the bottom of the screen, a red Stop (or Close) button will be placed. Clicking on it will alert the system that the application may not work properly after such an action. Confirm the action and the process will be completely completed. This is the analogue of the "kill" command on Linux-like systems.

This method is particularly effective for system services or pre-installed software that does not have an interface to exit, and it can clear cache and data through this menu if a simple closure does not solve the problem, a powerful diagnostic tool that every Xiaomi Pad 6 owner should have in his arsenal.

⚠️ Warning: Forcing system processes such as System Interface, Settings, or Google Play Services to stop may cause temporary tablet instability, interface reboot, or loss of unsaved data in other open programs. Use this feature only for third-party applications or in case of obvious crashes.

Expanded opportunities for developers

For advanced users who don't have the standard tools, there's a developer menu. To activate it, you need to quickly click seven times on the build number in the About Device section, and once activated in the basic settings, a new item will appear where you can control the behavior of the system more subtly.

In the developer section, you can find the option "Do Not Activity." If you turn on this feature, Android will destroy background activity as soon as the user leaves the application. This is a radical method that mimics the operation of devices with very little memory. It is useful for testing, but in everyday use will make working with the tablet uncomfortable due to the constant reboots of applications.

There is also a limit to background processes, where you can severely limit the number of programs running simultaneously (for example, no more than 2 or 4), which makes the system more aggressively unload tasks from memory. However, on the powerful Xiaomi Pad 6 with its RAM volumes, such restrictions are usually unnecessary and can even reduce the overall multitasking performance for which the tablets were created.

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Using the developer mode to limit background processes on tablets with a large amount of memory (8-12 GB) does not give an increase in performance, but only limits the convenience of multitasking.

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