Post by drcard on Oct 16, 2020 20:20:14 GMT -5
iPhone – Turn Off That App
Overview:
A common characteristic of humans is out of sight – out of mind, which means if we don’t see it, then we don’t think about it. One of the smartphone’s greatest flaws amplifies that human characteristic by making it more difficult to close an app on a smartphone than a PC. On a PC just click the X to close (maybe a confirm close click too), but on the iPhone you have to go to a special screen to close any app. The result is most users press the home button to leave an app and since the app is out of sight, they are not thinking about the app that is stilling running in the background. Repeat this process with all your apps and soon you have all your apps running in the background. After a while you have many apps running in the background using your processor, bandwidth for update checks and downloads, and your battery’s power. Soon the you wonder why the phone doesn’t keep its charge as long as it used to (too many apps drawing power equals short battery life), why the screens seem to respond slower (processor bogged down from background tasks), and the Internet connection is slower (having to share the connection with background apps checking for updates or downloading updates). Another misconception adds to this problem…turning the phone off (where a locked screen shows) does not close the apps (only complete power down will close apps). Some apps will continue to run with the phone locked. The solution to all these problems is simple…turn off that app. The following instructions are for the classic way to close an app on an iPhone.
iPhone – How to Close an App
All iPhones use the App Switcher to close apps. The App Switcher function presents on the screen a tiered stack of smaller screens. Each smaller screen is the current screen of a running app, so each screen is a running app. The App Switcher function allows you to scroll thru all your running apps to select (by tapping) which app to display on the screen (switch to). Another function of App Switcher is closing an app by placing your finger on an app and sliding toward the top of the phone until the screen disappears. If you have a lot of running apps and you want to close them, access the App Switcher and with a little flipping upward you can close all those apps; one at a time. There is no way to “close all open apps”.
The instructions above are simple and apply to iPhone 7 and up, but accessing App Switcher to display the running apps changes with iPhone Face ID and removal of the home button. Refer to the instructions below based upon your version of iPhone:
Accessing App Switcher on iPhones with a home button
• From home screen, press the home button 2 times in rapid succession (quick double tap). This can be a problem sometimes because a quick double tap is a different command from a slow double tap. If the App Switcher screen doesn’t appear after your double tap, then repeat the double tap but make the taps quicker (less time between taps). If you find making this quick double tap difficult, see iPhone – AssistiveTouch.
Accessing App Switcher on iPhones with no home button (Face ID)
• From home screen, place your finger at the bottom center of the screen and slide upward to the middle of the screen and hold. App Switcher screen will appear.
Press the home button to exit App Switcher.
Overview:
A common characteristic of humans is out of sight – out of mind, which means if we don’t see it, then we don’t think about it. One of the smartphone’s greatest flaws amplifies that human characteristic by making it more difficult to close an app on a smartphone than a PC. On a PC just click the X to close (maybe a confirm close click too), but on the iPhone you have to go to a special screen to close any app. The result is most users press the home button to leave an app and since the app is out of sight, they are not thinking about the app that is stilling running in the background. Repeat this process with all your apps and soon you have all your apps running in the background. After a while you have many apps running in the background using your processor, bandwidth for update checks and downloads, and your battery’s power. Soon the you wonder why the phone doesn’t keep its charge as long as it used to (too many apps drawing power equals short battery life), why the screens seem to respond slower (processor bogged down from background tasks), and the Internet connection is slower (having to share the connection with background apps checking for updates or downloading updates). Another misconception adds to this problem…turning the phone off (where a locked screen shows) does not close the apps (only complete power down will close apps). Some apps will continue to run with the phone locked. The solution to all these problems is simple…turn off that app. The following instructions are for the classic way to close an app on an iPhone.
iPhone – How to Close an App
All iPhones use the App Switcher to close apps. The App Switcher function presents on the screen a tiered stack of smaller screens. Each smaller screen is the current screen of a running app, so each screen is a running app. The App Switcher function allows you to scroll thru all your running apps to select (by tapping) which app to display on the screen (switch to). Another function of App Switcher is closing an app by placing your finger on an app and sliding toward the top of the phone until the screen disappears. If you have a lot of running apps and you want to close them, access the App Switcher and with a little flipping upward you can close all those apps; one at a time. There is no way to “close all open apps”.
The instructions above are simple and apply to iPhone 7 and up, but accessing App Switcher to display the running apps changes with iPhone Face ID and removal of the home button. Refer to the instructions below based upon your version of iPhone:
Accessing App Switcher on iPhones with a home button
• From home screen, press the home button 2 times in rapid succession (quick double tap). This can be a problem sometimes because a quick double tap is a different command from a slow double tap. If the App Switcher screen doesn’t appear after your double tap, then repeat the double tap but make the taps quicker (less time between taps). If you find making this quick double tap difficult, see iPhone – AssistiveTouch.
Accessing App Switcher on iPhones with no home button (Face ID)
• From home screen, place your finger at the bottom center of the screen and slide upward to the middle of the screen and hold. App Switcher screen will appear.
Press the home button to exit App Switcher.