iPhone Contacts returns to last contact, not list

I just tried that and I have the same result. This could be a bug and may be worth sending feedback to Apple below, but I can provide that it's best not to close out apps as a habit. You should only be doing that when an app is unresponsive, or you almost never use it. iOS keeps inactive apps frozen in the background. By closing out of the app and reopening it that causes a full refresh and drains more battery. If you leave the app open and return to the list, it won't go anywhere.

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Bob-S-Atascadero wrote:

As a retired 30+ year tech support person, the habit of closing down and out of apps I am not using will be all but impossible to retrain this old dog to do.

No I do not use the contacts app that much. I am only in my contacts once or twice a week.

I am like you, and "want" to force close apps, but unfortunately the smart advice is to keep all apps open in the background to save energy and avoid loss of index. Doing that will still bring you to the list nearest the last contact, but it does show the damage to the index memory when force closing apps.

I have seen other level 10s boast they have 100+ apps open in the background.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

LD150 wrote:

I have seen other level 10s boast they have 100+ apps open in the background.

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Yes! I do remember your advice, but occasionally I lose half my battery from Times Radio app left in the background, (they have a bug I suspect) and I get all righteous and close about 50 apps out of spite. I had a free metronome app that did the same.

LD150 wrote:

I have seen other level 10s boast they have 100+ apps open in the background.

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