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My iPad won’t allow me to turn off background app refresh

My iPad won’t allow me to turn off background app refresh or change any app to off. Background app refresh is on and grayed out. What do I do to fix this?


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iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Oct 1, 2022 4:28 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2022 4:07 AM

It should be there.

Settings, general, background app refresh


Then if you toggle it on you can see what apps have it on (most will since having it on is the default install) if you toggle them off here they should be off in the individual apps…or leave it on here and turn it off in each app.


If it is not there is your device managed by someone else? Did you get it from work or school?

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Nov 4, 2022 4:07 AM in response to Dun-with-apple

It should be there.

Settings, general, background app refresh


Then if you toggle it on you can see what apps have it on (most will since having it on is the default install) if you toggle them off here they should be off in the individual apps…or leave it on here and turn it off in each app.


If it is not there is your device managed by someone else? Did you get it from work or school?

Oct 1, 2022 10:09 PM in response to Dun-with-apple

Go to settings, general, background app refresh…turn it on at the top, then you can see the individual apps where you can toggle it off.


it’s kinda weird in that, in each app, you can’t turn it off if you have it off in the ‘master’ location under ‘settings, general’, but you can turn it off app by app, or in its entirety there.

My iPad won’t allow me to turn off background app refresh

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