Apps Getting Stuck in Recent Tasks Even After Clearing Them

[UserUser20]

Im using Huawei Nova 3i running on Android 9.0. I got this problem a couple hours ago and nothing I did could ever fix it.

All my recent and not so recent activities like apps and settings windows are stuck in the task manager (recent tasks) and would not be cleared like this.

I dont believe I did anything to cause this problem seeing as I didnt change any settings anywhere or install any new apps. I tried a couple of things like rebooting, shutting down, clearing cache and clearing physical memory but none of that worked for me.

I should also mention that Huawei has a private space feature which kind of creates another space in the phone which has its own apps and files and the problem is only in the main space.

 

[puppykickr]

I am not positive, but possibly those apps have become 'pinned', meaning that they have been chosen to stay active in the memory.

This 'app pinning' is and does different things on different devices.

Check your owner's manual for more info on 'app pinning'.