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

[ROSES5682]

I periodically close them durning the day all at once. Often times I forget to completely shut down the app and mid day I end up with a ton of apps running in the background.

 

[rdstryr]

I regularly close the apps that I know I wont be using for a while. Stuff that gets used all day, like Messages, IG, etc usually get left in the switcher. I know it's not necessary but I've always felt like I've been left with better battery life when I don't leave a bunch of apps open.

 

[KillerQ]

Back in the day it mattered in iOS. Not any longer.

I always tease my kids because they RELIGIOUSLY close their apps. It's annoying.

 

[dasupaman23]

Leave all apps open. Would rather restart the phone or individual app if I'm having issues.

 

[isuquinndog]

Nope and this is why.

https://www.wired.com/2016/03/closing-apps-save-battery-makes-things-worse/

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/1...apps-to-save-battery-life-is-a-terrible-idea/

 

[lvpara]

My phone automaticaly close apps who are not beeing used or asks in notification bar. HUAWEI P9

 

[timja]

I guess its my OCD but I'm constantly closing apps and never have any running in the background.

This sounds exactly like me but I wonder sometimes if I'm wise to do this or not.

 

[AugustVance]

I only ever close my apps when I notice that my phone feels slow. It might be placebo, but normally only once every 2-3 weeks. My wife keeps them closed out 5-6 times a day and it annoys me so much.

 

[SnapThrow]

Even the verb use being tossed around this thread is wrong. When you close an app by pushing the home button the app is placed in STANDBY mode and the carousal you get when you double-click the home button is your recently used apps signified with a screenshot taken by iOS as you closed each app. After a period of time apps in standby mode are SUSPENDED. They are not open and/or using data. Within settings you can turn background app refresh on/off for specific apps which will allow a suspended app to check for data. Some apps need to be suspended to allow this to happen. I have most of these turned off.

iOS is pretty smart about all of this and swiping apps up from the recently used carousel is pointless as general maintenance.... unless you have an unresponsive or rogue data-using app. It is much more efficient to multitask via the recently used app carousel than to open each app from a closed state. The only time I clear my recently used app carousel is when I do a delta software update... and even then it is not necessary (there's my one OCD about this topic...)

Hope this clarifies some misunderstandings!

 

[metalchick719]

I only close apps I use rarely. The ones I use on a daily or near daily basis I leave open. I don't think it does anything to the battery of my phone.

 

[Friendzone]

I do it about once/week. Not because I feel I need to for performance reasons, I just do it to keep from having to scroll as much when flipping through recently used apps

 

[Ledsteplin]

I leave every single app in multitasking. Notice I didn't say "running in the background". Truth is, very few in multitasking are actually running in the background at a given time. Closing out all apps does not help in any way. I occasionally close out an app if it's misbehaving. That's it. It's simply not neccessary to close them. They end up using more resources that way.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/1...apps-to-save-battery-life-is-a-terrible-idea/

 

[robertk328]

I never close an app unless it's acting up. iOS handles memory quite well on its own. Actually, closing out apps can hurt battery life because your phone has to reload an app every time you use it rather than simply calling it back up from the background.

Ditto.

 

[jorge Hewitson]

Personally, I close the constantly even close my app that after a few minutes, I again use

 

[Matty]

Do you keep a bunch of apps running in the background or do you always close them out?

I guess its my OCD but I'm constantly closing apps and never have any running in the background.

Looked at my wife's phone last night and she had a million apps running in the background.
Felt a little sick after seeing that.

Ill join that OCD club. Always close any App thats open when I'm finished using it. don't want my battery to drain unnecessarily

 

[dpham00]

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

Facebook can be a resource hog. Not sure why apple didn't clamp down on them

 

[Ledsteplin]

Ill join that OCD club. Always close any App thats open when I'm finished using it. don't want my battery to drain unnecessarily

Leaving apps in multitasking does not drain your battery. It takes more battery to open them when you need them.

 

[perd hapley]

I leave essential ones that I frequently use running. Having 1000 apps open perturbs me so I usually close most of them.

 

[cwbcpa]

I do it sometimes if I am just sitting around. I will pick up my phone and clear the apps out, but not for any real reason. It's not needed and probably counterproductive. It might happen a couple times during the course of a week. I don't even think about it since there isn't a reason to.

 

[Breuklen]

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.

Yes, it takes longer for apps to load and resources are up and ready while the app is in the background.