app info --> force stop. Annoying but works.
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Yes true
Thats not a good way of going about it. Apps are designed to start many services by just being installed in the device. If you kill them, almost all of them will restart back up immediately. And if they don't, like Amethyst, you will miss notifications and many other background services a until you start the app again. The swipe just kills the UI and these days the UI doesn't do much.