rccharles
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Q: Quiting all apps

I understand that holding down home + start button does a re-boot.  I thought that doing this would quit all my running apps.  After the re-boot, I double clicked on the home button. I noticed that all my running apps where still listed.

 

I re-downloaded garage band.  Garage band would start up then vanish. The screen was titled sideways and Garage Band was in the title. Garage Band still vanished after the reboot.

 

I double clicked on the home button.  I swapped up all apps I saw.  This included garage band. When done, I was left only with my first home screen.

 

I started garage band and all was well!  I was able to record my voice in garage band.

 

So, what does this re-boot do?

 

Why was swapping up all the apps effective?

 

 

iPhone 4 with 7.1.2.

 

R

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), Fall 2014; iPhone 4 7.1.2

Posted on Dec 13, 2015 12:43 PM

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Q: Quiting all apps

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  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Dec 13, 2015 1:35 PM in response to rccharles
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    Dec 13, 2015 1:35 PM in response to rccharles

    The "reboot" is a forced restart much like force restoring your computer. It knocks the cobwebs out of the system in a manner of speaking and resets the device system. Swiping up on the app thumbnails, force closes the apps. That removes them from the multitasking display and closes them at the same time.

     

    The reboot is used when the device acts funky, like when the screen freezes, an app will not close or respond, etc.

     

    Unless you are having a problem whit an app, there is no need to close it or any of the other apps in the multitasking display. Those apps are not running so closing them really serves no purpose.

    About Multitasking on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Dec 13, 2015 2:57 PM in response to Demo
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    Dec 13, 2015 2:57 PM in response to Demo

    The "reboot" is a forced restart much like force restoring your computer. It knocks the cobwebs out of the system in a manner of speaking and resets the device system. Swiping up on the app thumbnails, force closes the apps. That removes them from the multitasking display and closes them at the same time.

     

    I started three apps.  I pressed help the home button the pressed and held the start button.  multiple seconds later, the apple logo appeared.  The slider appeared.  The slider went away.  Screen turned black.  Pressed start button. Slide slider.  Double tapped on the home button.  The three apples where still listed.

     

    iphone 4 ios 7.1.2

     

    R

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Dec 13, 2015 3:09 PM in response to rccharles
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    Dec 13, 2015 3:09 PM in response to rccharles

    Instead of focusing on the swapping apps behavior, you might consider looking elsewhere to determine what is the underlying cause of the issue.  Examples:

     

    • You said you "re-downloaded Garage Band."  However, the current version of Garage Band needs at least iOS 8.4 to run.  You have an iPhone 4 using iOS 7.1.2, which is the highest iOS version it can use.  Did you re-download Garage Band directly to the iPhone?  Or did you somehow have iTunes intervene in the download?
    • Garage Band can consume large amounts of storage.  Have you checked to ensure your iPhone has enough free storage space?

  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Dec 13, 2015 4:27 PM in response to rccharles
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    Dec 13, 2015 4:27 PM in response to rccharles

    sberman has a good point. Maybe I have lost sight of what it is you are actually trying to accomplish. What exactly are you trying to do?

     

    A couple of notes about the forced restart.... That will not close or remove the apps from the multitasking display. Another point is that when you perform the forced restart, you simply have to wait until the device restarts. When you do it correctly, the device will shut down and then restart on its own. Hold down on both buttons , the screen goes black, then the Apple logo will appear on the screen. Let go of both buttons and the device will restart. There is no need to tap any of the buttons again.

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Dec 13, 2015 8:01 PM in response to Demo
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    Dec 13, 2015 8:01 PM in response to Demo

    I am trying to sort out what home + start button held down for ten seconds does.  I was frustrated that Garage Band was still crashing even after home + start. You would think that there would be a process to totally re-boot the system without restarting all the apps. Turns you you need to stop all the app manually.

     

    I got Garage Band to work finally!!!

     

    Unless you are having a problem whit an app, there is no need to close it or any of the other apps in the multitasking display. Those apps are not running so closing them really serves no purpose.


    This isn't the whole story. I've seen this before, but some apps do run in the background.  Take iTunes when playing a song.  You can hear the song playing even when iTunes is not the front most app. When I double tap then swap up on iTunes the noise goes away.

     

    settings > background refresh

    you will see the list of apps that may be running in the background instead of being in susppend state.

     

    R