iphone 14 pro max - Cannot exit out of apps randomly

I figure it out!!!… when you swipe don’t do it all the way up. Swipe gently to bring the app to the center screen then stop and swipe the app up!… but still I don’t like this phone !! To hard to function with only one hand my fingers are too short😂

Seems to be fixed with IOS 16.2 update

I have the Apple case (iPhone 14 Pro Max Leather Case with MagSafe) and I'm having the same problem. I frequently cannot get "swipe up" to work and have to reset to the home screen. I cannot get "swipe down" from the top to work without pulling my phone case partly off of the phone.

Are others having trouble with this expensive Apple case? Is there a fix?

Do you have a case that covers the bottom edge of the screen? If so that can make it hard to swipe up from the bottom, but you should be able to if it is a good quality case and you are careful.

If it’s under 14 days that you have had it you should contact Apple for support. They may determine they need to replace it (so you can have it exchanged for a new in retail box iPhone if it’s still in the return/exchange period. Otherwise, it can still be replaced but it will be under warranty and may not be new in retail box).

Fixed in IOS 16.2? Mine seems to be

I haven’t personally experienced the issue. But when in doubt and dangerously close to the return/exchange period ending it wouldn’t hurt to contact Apple directly. Doesn’t appear to be reported as a major bug by others so it’s hard to say if it’s iOS related or hardware.

How are you trying to exit an app? You should just swipe up from the very bottom of the screen. A poorly designed case can make this harder, but you should still be able to.

Yes this is happening to my new 14 Pro (12/29/22) on many apps. I cannot escape the app unless I shut down the iPhone and restart. Beyond annoying. I, like you, feel that this is an IOS issue that Apple will correct but I honestly think this also could be an issue that the specific App developer needs to address.

As you know many Apps are not being kept “up to date” with every IOS update. I’ll visit the genius bar on Monday and get their take on this issue and if it’s hardware related.

BECAUSE, when an app encounters a problem and freezes, you must first close the app to reopen the app. WHY are you answering question which you have no ability to answer correctly? You are completely incorrect about force closing an app using more energy. Having 10 apps suspended for 12 hours will never use more energy or data on ANY phone or computer than if you had just closed them all and let the processor idle down completely. With the size of modern applications increasing daily it’s more an issue of availability RAM or cpu cache than it is an issue of energy use. Bottom line…if an app freezes you can either completely hard-restart the device or simply swipe up and close the single application.