Since 18.6, switching back to apps makes them refresh as if they were killed, even light apps. Low Power Mode is off, plenty of free storage, and I’ve reset settings. Is this new memory management behavior or a bug? What models are affected?
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
Jesus_Saves1 wrote:
Since 18.6, switching back to apps makes them refresh as if they were killed, even light apps. Low Power Mode is off, plenty of free storage, and I’ve reset settings. Is this new memory management behavior or a bug? What models are affected?
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
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if this is your iOS 26
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otherwise if you are inquiring about "Since 18.6"...
Verify your software is up to date…
The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 18.6.2
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Have you shutdown & restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...
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Restore from backup, restore as new device.
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I see no change in behavior.
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Apps keep reloading in background since iOS 18.6
