App Management Android 3.0+ Risk: SAFE

Kill Background Processes

Kills all background processes associated with the package that are safe to terminate.

Command Syntax

adb shell am kill
Generic Syntax: am kill [--user <USER_ID>|all|current] <package-name>

Options & Parameters

Flag Description
--user <ID> Specify user profile.

Real-World Usage Examples

Kill background processes
Cleans background tasks.
adb shell am kill com.example.app