Comments on: How To Close an App in iOS 4 Via the New Multitasking Bar https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: Chuck https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-40861 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:04:03 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-40861 In reply to Bird.

That’s not true. Radio station app continues running (I can still listen to it) until I close it through the multitask ribbon.

]]> By: FRDuran https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-39606 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:32:13 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-39606 Thank you..that worked just fine. No apps required. Easy

]]> By: Reallblue https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-39099 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:07:52 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-39099 Omg thank u so much I thought I was killIng my iPod. Thank you so much 🙂

]]> By: Greg https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-37670 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:01:35 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-37670 You are a life saver!!!!!! Thanks

]]> By: Ashish https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-36867 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:43:46 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-36867 – CAREFUL –
Guys,
This indeed was a good example on how to close apps which ‘might be consuming battery/memory’. But if you are on a $15 data plan (i.e. – 200 MB usage) be pretty careful while closing the Mail app (which might be configured to retrieve data from multiple accounts), as this deletes all the information (i.e. – emails) saved on the phone. So the next time you bring up your Mail app, it could easily consume a lot of data depending on what your email sizes are.
I have already done this twice !!! Just a word of caution..

]]> By: KristinS https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-36330 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:52:05 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-36330 I just left the Apple store where they told me, and these were the exact words “You had over a hundred apps open.” My phone just started getting hot and losing battery power a few days ago. I had no idea that feature even existed. I have a 3Gs. It must do something bad, because they were pretty convinced that the problem was “open” apps.

]]> By: PatrickJ https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-36227 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:10:32 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-36227 @Mike – That’s not really what I was suggesting. I used the term running in the background because it’s a simpler one to use.

The bar is not called the Recently Used Apps Task Bar at all, certainly not by Apple. It is commonly referred to as the Multitasking Bar, even though that’s something of a misnomer.

Not all the apps shown in the bar are running in the background because only a small, defined set of apps/ activities are allowed to; but the apps shown are ‘resident’ in the background, and they do appear to consume some level of resources – battery, RAM etc.

]]> By: Mike https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-36218 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:41:54 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-36218 PatrickJ,
What you are suggesting, is that everything that shows in the task bar at the bottom after double-clicking the home button is running and eating up memory. That is not correct.

The feature you are referencing is actually the Recently Used Apps task bar. ONLY the developer can define if an app will use multi-tasking. From there, the OS determines WHICH apps get priority, based on the TYPE of multitasking it supports. The OS also manages the memory. When memory runs low, apps are forced to quit based on priority and type of multi-tasking.

When you follow the steps you mention in the original article, it WILL quit an app, if it’s still running in the background, but that is not a list of all apps running in the background. Two different things.

Oh, and “killing” apps like Phone and Clock will not disable your phone or alarms.

]]> By: Mike https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-36216 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:27:24 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-36216 Marie, Your husband either turned on Roaming or his cell plan has an international add-on. And I find it very hard to believe he had no idea that he would be charged extra if he had used his phone overseas. This is not Apple’s responsibility, but his own.

]]> By: Lisa McClure Hodnett https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-34617 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:43:06 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-34617 I do not like the new Facebook at all . Please change it back .
Sincerely,
Lisa McClure Hodnett

]]> By: Thomas https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-34498 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:45:39 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-34498 In reply to laura.

Yes you will still see notifications, even if the apps are closed. Push notifications displaying is independent of application run time.

]]> By: laura https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-34455 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:11:35 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-34455 If i close all running apps, will i still get notitifcations of new mail etc? sorry for the stupidness of the question, i got mugged last year and have been using a relic lg pink flip phone. Now im back to the real world think ive been left behind on modern technology.

]]> By: Brenda https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-33545 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:07:10 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-33545 Was told by Verizon that Bluetooth is another battery drain and to turn it off when not needed.

]]> By: KFW https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-32225 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:58:55 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-32225 Phone does not need to be running in background. It will restart when call is received.

]]> By: lhs https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-28682 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:19:25 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-28682 uh, you need the phone as well. Please tell people that, hello….

]]> By: jacob https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-27781 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:20:27 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-27781 In reply to Ivan Williams.

i use "backgrounder" it a better multitask er

]]> By: Jens https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-26175 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:19:32 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-26175 In reply to job2.

The clock app doesn't need to run in the background for the alarm to work.

]]> By: Marie https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-26173 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:30:35 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-26173 Apple should make new users aware of this – my husband recently got an iphone 4, installed apps before going abroad, then had an sms a few hours after landing to say his internet usage bill was now £10 & growing, he called uk network to ask what was up and even though not actively using internet there were background apps using it. Not everyone who buys apple is an experienced techno-phile.

]]> By: Jaspal Goshal https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-26070 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:28:44 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-26070 In reply to Jared Gibbs.

I quite like the way apple implemented 'double tap' to open that underbar thing, but I agree with your concept. They should make is so when you're in an app and want to 'background' it, you hold the home key down and then a pop up comes on asking "do you want to minimise this app?". Job done… only draw back is the "voice command" option would have to be activated some other way.

]]> By: Mandalay https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-25683 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:46:17 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-25683 Ah it's both, running and recently opened which is kinda ridiculous rly. Having said that I have seen a fring process being run and it not showing in that list, I think that may have been a one off tho.'

]]> By: Bird https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-25623 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:33:12 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-25623 That’s just a list of RECENTLY OPENED APPLICATIONS. Those apps aren’t running or backgrounding, they’re just there to make it easier to switch between apps.

]]> By: Kris https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-25565 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:01:59 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-25565 If i had safari running in the background (which I have now switched off) will that be eating away at my internet data allowance for the month and would it also be using battery?

]]> By: Andrea https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-24970 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:14:24 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-24970 In reply to Thomas.

Yes, I do have the 3G. The link to this posting was sent to me by my sig. other (who doesn't even have an iPhone) because I was complaining about the new OS being "glitchy" and apps crashing. Guess the thought was that maybe there were too many apps running in the background… Apparently not though. Thanks!

]]> By: Thomas https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-24965 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:02:04 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-24965 In reply to Andrea.

are you running an iPhone 3G? the 3G can install iOS 4, but isn't multi-tasking enabled.

]]> By: Andrea https://isource.com/2010/06/28/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/#comment-24964 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:39:07 +0000 http://isource.com/iphone-tips/how-to-close-an-app-in-ios-4-via-the-new-multitasking-bar/%20#comment-24964 When I "double tap" the home button it brings up my favorites contact list… Does this mean I don't ahve any apps running in the background?

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