How to force stop an app on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open App info

   Open Settings, tap Apps and tap the app. We used Chrome. App info shows the name and version, 140.0.7339.207 on ours.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Force stop

   Force stop is the first button in the bar at the bottom, with an X.

   Done

3. 

   Read the warning

   A box asks Force stop? and says: If you force stop an app, it may misbehave.

   Done

4. 

   Tap OK

   Tap OK to stop the app, or Cancel to leave it running. We tapped Cancel, so we did not see what happens after OK. Then open the app again as usual.

   Done

5. 

   Still acting up? Check Storage

   Back on App info, tap Storage. It shows Total, App size, User data and Cache (311 KB for Chrome on ours). To clear the cache, see how to clear an app's cache.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Uninstall button? For Chrome the bar had Force stop, Disable and Clear data. Chrome came with the phone, so it shows Disable instead of Uninstall.

  

• Clear data on the Storage page? Storage has only a Clear data button at the bottom. We did not tap it.

If this does not work

• Still not working after a force stop? Google Play Help says to clear the app's cache and data next, and to contact the developer if problems continue. Cache first: how to clear an app's cache. Source: Fix an installed Android app that isn't working
• App closes by itself instead? HyperOS may be closing it in the background: Xiaomi closing apps in the background.
• Want it gone? Uninstall or disable it: how to uninstall or disable preinstalled apps.

About this guide

Force stop shuts an app down completely. It helps when an app freezes or won't respond.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We opened Force stop for Chrome and tapped Cancel.

Good to know

Let an app start by itself: how to allow Autostart for an app.

In short: Settings, Apps, the app, Force stop, OK.