If you’re having battery drain problem from some of your apps, you can also manually put them to sleep anytime you want. How to put apps draining battery to sleep manually Select the first option to open the Battery options.Įnabling Put unused apps to sleep option will tell the system to automatically put any app you haven’t used for a while to sleep. You will find Settings app in the Home screen or Apps Tray. Make sure to follow the steps below in order for your device to do this. By default, apps that haven’t been used for some time will be put to sleep by Android automatically.