Do you leave apps running in the background or close them?

[o4liberty]

I close them all day long don't like leaving them open

 

[eyecrispy]

I rarely close them unless there are issues. I let the OS manage it.

 

[tech_fan]

I always close mine. Same as what I did when I had android.

 

[Damien_Eternal]

I close the ones that get only occasional usage. Otherwise apps like Tapatalk Pro, Messenger, iMessage, Facebook, Twitter, Mail and others all stay open unless they are acting up. It helps keep the app switcher a bit cleaner and easier to look through.

 

[RHChan84]

I don't close them. I leave them open all the time. I did the same thing with Android. Just leave apps running and only a few would drain the battery due to poorly written code for Certain apps

 

[felloffthetruck]

I always close mine. Same as what I did when I had android.

At least Android has a one button kill switch. Apple one pop at a time.

 

[garrett96]

I used to obsessively close out apps. I read that it's actually counterproductive & haven't done it since. The only time I really do is if the app isn't working.

 

[MzDee]

I close them when I'm done using them.

 

[red5gary]

I keep messenger open in the background usually.

 

[Breuklen]

I'm so used to Android, that I usually don't leave running in the background on either platform.

 

[zocster]

I normally just leave things run, and force close apps that is rather niggly wanting to be closed (not refreshing)

 

[sangs]

Only ones I shut down with regularity are Facebook, Messenger and my SlingBox app, since they're such resource hogs.

 

[1dtbrown]

I would think open apps burn more data. Am I wrong? I guess some apps continue checking in and using data in the background??

 

[Not Quite Right]

Apple has always recommended that Apps be left alone and let iOS manage them ...

 

[Blackcash]

I never swipe them away. I just let the iOS manage them. I also have background app refresh turned off on the ones that are resource hogs.

 

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

I didn't know that we didn't have to close the apps. now I know love this forum

 

[shadowboxer8]

I always closed apps when I was done using them because I thought having them up running drains the battery faster (expecially ones that use GPS locations). But now I might leave a few running since folks are saying IOS handles apps pretty well and automatically closes older apps etc.

 

[Dukins]

Like most, I don't close them out unless the app is misbehaving.

 

[dpham00]

I never close apps. But I do restart the phone every morning which does the same thing.

 

[jprice912]

The only one I really close down is Facebook since its a resource hog and still seems to run in the background even though I have it turned off