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Q: How do I shut down or close apps?

Hi all, I've got an iPad Mini 3 and I've got lots of apps open. How do I close them so that my iPad Mini is more responsive?

 

Thanks for any help!!

Posted on Jun 16, 2015 7:44 PM

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Q: How do I shut down or close apps?

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  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 18, 2015 4:57 PM in response to a098
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    Jun 18, 2015 4:57 PM in response to a098

    a098 wrote:

     

    bobseufert is wrong. Apps can run in the background, and when you close them, it does help your device run faster. To close the apps running in the background, just double-click the Home button, and swipe up on each app to close it. When you've closed all of the apps (or most of them, anyway), your device should be more responsive.

    Perhaps you can read this and be enlightened: http://www.howtogeek.com/204552/no-closing-background-apps-on-your-iphone-or-ipa d-wont-make-it-faster/

  • by a098,

    a098 a098 Jun 18, 2015 7:52 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jun 18, 2015 7:52 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Well, perhaps you haven't read that whole article. As it states further down the page, apps do run in the background and you can prevent them from doing that.

  • by bobseufert,

    bobseufert bobseufert Jun 18, 2015 8:05 PM in response to a098
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    Jun 18, 2015 8:05 PM in response to a098

    I will demonstrate.  Open the Camera app. Double click the home button. Notice the thumbnail of the Camera app is a live picture. That app is open. Tap another app. to open it. Double click the home button. Magically the Camera app is now closed. If as Meg St. Clair has pointed out it's an app that gathers data when it's closed  like Mail, it will gather data no matter what.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 18, 2015 11:46 PM in response to a098
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    Jun 18, 2015 11:46 PM in response to a098

    a098 wrote:

     

    Well, perhaps you haven't read that whole article. As it states further down the page, apps do run in the background and you can prevent them from doing that.

    Yes, but that has nothing to do with closing apps. You do that in Settings/General/Background app refresh. And closing an app will not prevent it from running in background if it receives a notification.

     

    AS stated in that article.

  • by a098,

    a098 a098 Jun 19, 2015 5:27 AM in response to bobseufert
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    Jun 19, 2015 5:27 AM in response to bobseufert

    Well, I tried what you said, and the camera app was "magically" still open.

  • by Rysz,

    Rysz Rysz Jun 19, 2015 8:20 AM in response to a098
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    Jun 19, 2015 8:20 AM in response to a098

    You're not listening. Yes, Camera is listed in the Recents view, because it was recently used, but it's screen is now black, empty, not live, ie, it is not running in the background, it is not "still open."

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