- Press and hold the "Home" button on your Firestick remote. This will bring up the "Recent Apps" menu.
- Navigate to the app that you want to close using the directional arrows on your remote, and then press the "Select" button.
- Once the app is highlighted, press and hold the "Select" button again. This will bring up a menu with several options.
- Select "Force Stop" to close the app. This will immediately close the app and stop it from running in the background.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for any additional apps that you want to close.
- Press the "Home" button on your remote to exit the "Recent Apps" menu and return to the Firestick home screen.
Note: You can also use the option "Close All" to close all the apps that running in the background.
You can also go to settings -> applications -> manage installed applications and force stop apps from there.
Additionally, you can also use the option "sleep" or "sleep now" on the app info screen. This will close the app but keep the app running in the background so that you can quickly open it again.