Turn off Multitasking

There is somethibg you need to understand about mutitasking in iOS4. Most apps are not running in the background, just suspended. When you exit the app, it enters a frozen state so that all power and runtime memory can be focussed on the app in the foreground. When you open the app again, it returns from its frozen state so you can return to what you were doing quicker without the app having to reload. Some apps, like Pandora, will continue to run in the background. To remove an app from the multitasking bar, double-tap the home button to bring it up. Then tap and hold an icon until they wiggle. Then press the minus on the app you want to remove.

No, you don't understand how it works. It's quite obvious.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11763739

You DON'T have to close every app! That's the whole point. Let the OS handle the apps as it's designed to, and you just concentrate on using them.

eaglesflight1258 wrote:
When you exit the app, it enters a frozen state so that all power and runtime memory can be focussed on the app in the foreground.

Frozen apps are still in memory, unless the LRU algorithm comes into play.

I think the guy has a good point. Suspended or not, every app you open gets put in the "Recent" area. I would rather only see the ones that can multi-task down there. It is lame having to go down there and click-hold until the little red circles show up, then have to delete each one. There should be some settings you can use to say, "only store running apps", etc.

iPhone iOS4 does not have true multitasking. It stops every application in the background except for Pandora and a handful of core applications. And even if the application is in a suspended mode, they still use memory.

True multitasking on a mobile device would murder your battery.

There are 7 core APIs that can pretty much do anything you could think of. Not just streaming audio, by the way.

And the iOS handles the frozen apps in memory. They use the LRU algorithm.

Tell that to WM6.5 and previous and Android phones.
They can do true multitasking and still get 5+ hours on a single charge AND they run flash.
There's a reason for Apple's longer battery life, it doesn't multitask and doesn't use heavy video encoding over 3G/wifi.

ChristianM19 wrote:
Tell that to WM6.5 and previous and Android phones.
They can do true multitasking and still get 5+ hours on a single charge AND they run flash.
There's a reason for Apple's longer battery life, it doesn't multitask and doesn't use heavy video encoding over 3G/wifi.

The iPhone can do true multitasking as well, but it's pointless.

As for true multitasking, THEY may be able to, but I guarantee you that YOU can't truly multitask on the phone. And if you love those phones so much, why are you on this forum then? Troll...

Calling me a troll because I said windows mobile and android phones can truly multitask instead of suspend the application on the background.
Wow. At least give some insight.
iPhone 3GS jailbroken can multitask but after awhile it becomes painfully slow and battery life is 3-4 hours tops.
Again, once you've provided a true insight into the phone itself, comment. If not, then don't call me a troll just because I'm pointing out the flaws to future buyers that you DO NOT want them to find out.
Trolls go both ways, for and against something. So, you sir are a troll.

Nobody believed me about this being the design flaw. Not even gizmodo until a video surfaced.

I like that my recently used apps are displayed down in the recently used apps area. However there should be some indication on the app icons as to which ones are multi-tasking. So I can selectively close them if needed.

Wow, you just called me a troll, yet the things I mentioned in my post, you addressed nothing; you just simply tried to defend it, but very weakly. I could care less if people don't get an iPhone. In fact, I prefer it. I'm one of the biggest supporters of the iPhone on Verizon, mainly because all these people are stupidly getting the device on service they can't use.

I personally love AT&T, as I've never had a bad experience with them, but too many people are coming to AT&&T because of the device. Stupidest reason to get a phone and join a carrier.

So go away, Troll.

anilsudhakaran wrote:
I like that my recently used apps are displayed down in the recently used apps area. However there should be some indication on the app icons as to which ones are multi-tasking. So I can selectively close them if needed.

Every single application but music streaming and core apps are in a suspended.

APIs, not apps. 😉