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How do I tell what is running in the background on my IPhone 7S?
iPhone 5c, iOS 10
To what end are you wishing to know this? Perhaps this article may help: Check the iPhone battery health and usage - Apple Support
Read the section: View your battery usage information
On your device go to Settings > Battery.
Also go to Settings > General > Background app refresh. Decide which ones you do not need.
Unless it's something like a navigational or streaming app, it's not actually running in the background. it's suspended.
Deleting apps running in background that I don’t want
