Do you close your apps?

[RealDeal71]

Are any "Kill All Apps" apps for iPhones that aren't Jail Broken?

 

[generik777]

I only close mine every once in awhile. Don't see the need in being obsessive and closing them the second I'm done using them.

 

[LittleGreenRobot]

I usually close all when I'm near 50mb with sbsettings.


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This is what I do as well.

 

[msm0511]

I'm obsessive about closing mine except "Messages." I know I don't have to, but I'm a little cra cra about it.

 

[BLiNK]

I usually close all when I'm near 50mb with sbsettings.

50mb??? my OCD would not allow this

 

[shinbone]

I never really "closed" all of my apps, but now I'm thinking I should (every now and then...) because:

A couple of days ago, I noticed that my "usage" and "standby" times were identical during a full day of use. Both displayed: 13 hours 45 minutes . . . and maybe it was my imagination, but I think the battery drained a bit quicker than normal during this day.

After searching for a reason/solution and posting a question in another thread (Verizon iP4 forum), I learned that the cause was likely an app or a game that was "continuously running" - even when the phone was in "standby" or "locked" mode.

I closed all of my apps and the "usage and standby" counter behaved normally. I'm still not sure which app or game caused this, but now I'm thinking that "closing" all apps periodically is a good idea.

 

[ahampton2k#IM]

No need to close them unless one is locked up....just my opinion....

 

[eye4ni]

But how can you find out which app it is that is keeping the phone awake? I had a similar problem with my usage/standby times and closed all of my apps, but I have no way of knowing where the problem was....

 

[msm0511]

But how can you find out which app it is that is keeping the phone awake? I had a similar problem with my usage/standby times and closed all of my apps, but I have no way of knowing where the problem was....

I've read conflicting reports about this, but some culprits could be apps that auto-refresh. Some Twitter apps, for example. Also Safari could be a problem if the page auto-refreshes. Of course, the way Apple explained the way their system works it shouldn't be an issue, but I have heard too many reports like yours.

 

[eye4ni]

I could be mistaken, but it seems like I started having the issue when using the tapatalk forum app and setting it to auto-refresh, but in the settings, it said that it would only auto-refresh when it is re-opened, maybe I misunderstood. Either way, I disabled auto-refresh for now to see if the problem persists.

 

[RealDeal71]

Are any "Kill All Apps" apps for iPhones that aren't Jail Broken?

Anyone know of any?

 

[kam187]

Is there an app that I can predefine which apps to close, and which to leave to me?

 

[Alli]

I don't know why you feel compelled to close them when they're not actually open. Most of your apps aren't doing anything. The icon in your fast switch task bar is just a shortcut. It doesn't show you that these apps are running.

 

[wcarlson40#IM]

I don't know why you feel compelled to close them when they're not actually open. Most of your apps aren't doing anything. The icon in your fast switch task bar is just a shortcut. It doesn't show you that these apps are running.

The KEY word is "Most" though "Most" of your apps aren't doing anything, but there are some that are (GPS, Music, streaming, etc)... Hence, the need to close apps...

 

[Skier1960]

I just learned a bunch of new stuff. Just installed SwitcherPlus, works great. For whatever reason people close their apps does not matter. I didn't even know what all the little icons were for at the bottom when I double tapped the home button until I read this thread. I'm going to close them for reasons of my Paranoia. Not Kidding. Like WCARLSON40 said "Most" of your apps.

P.S Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[shinbone]

In theory you shouldn't need to close apps at all, most go completely to sleep and they shut down totally if memory gets low........

This whole "should I close my apps or not" confusion/debate boils down to this:

1. As posted above by Solubleapps: you shouldn't need to close apps at all . .....I agree with this

2. As reported by numerous users (including myself): some apps continue to run - even when switched to background/closed to "multitask dock" and seems to be continuously running and not in suspended mode (usage and standby times are identical)

The problem is this: When "2" happens, there is no way to tell which app(s) is causing the issue of continuously running. When you double click your home button and see 20+ apps in that dock, how can you tell which app(s) is causing the issue? You cant. . . In this case, its best to just "close" all running apps.

Although, it's USUALLY not necessary to regularly "close" all background apps, I think it is a good practice to do so . . periodically when issues arise

 

[Jonezed7]

Yes, I'm pretty anal about it lol.

 

[BLiNK]

can anyone confirm if it is "bad" to close them A LOT??

thanks to Activator i can remove background apps, reset safari and free memory with a couple taps and a swipe to the left..

it literally takes about 2 seconds

 

[Relznuk]

Many people have stepped forward to say that there is no need to manually close your apps - that iOS handles this very well for you. However, if I end up wanting to surf multiple tabs in Mobile Safari, if I do not manually close my background apps, the all my tabs constantly refresh. If I do clean out my background apps, I have a much nicer experience.

 

[JoshT]

I suggest closing apps when not in use.