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Disable Multitasking on Ipad

Is there a way to disable multitasking? I find it useless and annoying, is there a way to just turn it off or disable it so applications go back to working like they used to?

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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 10:14 AM

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Dec 31, 2010 2:19 PM in response to MLadd

MLadd wrote:
Why do you think one of the most downloaded apps in the Android market place is the Task Manager app?

Because people don't understand how the OS works, of course. Use of task killer apps can actually decrease battery life and performance because the OS is forced to keep restarting processes it needs that were killed by overzealous users.

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Dec 31, 2010 3:29 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Meg St._Clair wrote:

MLadd wrote:
Why do you think one of the most downloaded apps in the Android market place is the Task Manager app?

Because people don't understand how the OS works, of course. Use of task killer apps can actually decrease battery life and performance because the OS is forced to keep restarting processes it needs that were killed by overzealous users.

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Jan 15, 2011 8:39 AM in response to Slickpig875

someone mentioned that if you double click home button and click and hold and app in multitask mode, it will show that negative sign. it will get rid of multitask.

Jan 15, 2011 8:47 AM in response to koban4max

koban4max wrote:
someone mentioned that if you double click home button and click and hold and app in multitask mode, it will show that negative sign. it will get rid of multitask.

That does not " ... get rid of multitask ... ". It will remove that app from the list of recently-opened apps, which is what that Recents List is actually showing. IF that app is also running, which most apps will never be, then that app is also force quit.

Jan 15, 2011 8:54 AM in response to Michael Morgan1

Alarms in some clock apps will go off even if the clock isn't in the recent tray/list or running. So I would guess these clocks are running in the background.

Jan 15, 2011 9:13 AM in response to David M Brewer

Yes, they would have to be .... not very useful otherwise. There's a small (5-6) set of system actions that are supported in the background; most apps never use that set, and those that do don't use them all the time.

Clocks may be a bit like Mail, which also comes back to a limited life in the background even after being force quit and removed from Recents. Given how poorly the iPad keeps track of time,however, and how flakey most alarm apps (free ones, anyway) have proven to be, I've sort of given up on that class of app for now.

Jan 16, 2011 10:39 PM in response to Michael Morgan1

actually..no...the apps in multi mode are running multi-task which will drain battery like crazy because i tested it out. I charged the batter max and deleted apps from multi-task and the battery was high 90s. When I let the app run without deleting from multimode, the battery went down to 80. both were tested for 20 to 30 mins.

Jan 16, 2011 11:15 PM in response to koban4max

koban4max wrote:
actually..no...the apps in multi mode are running multi-task which will drain battery like crazy because i tested it out. I charged the batter max and deleted apps from multi-task and the battery was high 90s. When I let the app run without deleting from multimode, the battery went down to 80. both were tested for 20 to 30 mins.

Actually, I have no idea what you're saying no to. As for the rest, you're using terms that don't appear in any Apple documentation and which don't mean what you probably think that they do.

Your battery results are personal, anecdotal, and meaningless without a lot more supporting data. It may mean that you are suffering some sort of a fault, one that affects your battery life, but I'm certainly not and never have. It may also mean nothing more than you've failed to properly condition your battery and your level indications are grossly inaccurate. Or, something else altogether . . .

Feb 3, 2013 9:18 PM in response to Slickpig875

Not sure why everyone says the recently used apps aren't using memory. OP has a point. It is irritating! Ipad 2 has only 512mb over half of which is always in use by iOS. Add a few games and music app or whatever and maybe safarim with a dozen tabs with image board iOS slows down unacceptably and gets down to 6or 8 Mb free. Why in the world would an app take up memory when it's not running? Closing an app should close it and remove from memory. Why not allow close or minimize like a pc. Duh...? Ipad is slick but why not give users more control over options? Lots to love about but lots to hate too...

Feb 3, 2013 11:56 PM in response to Rongobong65

You realise you're replying to a 2+ year old thread?

The reason there is no task manager is because iOS is designed not to need one.

If the OS needs more free memory, it will automatically close the least recently used app(s) to free up memory. You do not need to do this yourself.

Yes, apps frozen in memory use memory, but if a new app requires more free RAM, other apps in memory will automatically be quit.

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Feb 6, 2013 3:29 PM in response to Julian Wright

I find multitasking really useful and, what I'd really like to see is the multitasking bar on the main screen, replacing the dock.

Feb 12, 2013 8:03 PM in response to Julian Wright

Yeah, it's old. But still here! I like multi tasking of course, but the USER should control USER processes. Let the system do it's magic, but when I want to close an app it should die! Not linger and use memory. OK, that's Apple's famous design--we worry about it so you don't have to. Problem is that we DO. Like I said before with image boards in safari and a dozen games in inactive memory it is SLOW. Found an app names SYS-Activity that rocks! When I am down to 8MB (really) clicking the magic button inSYS-Activity returns 300MB! Speeds up like crazy. Maybe with a "new" iPad (v4) with mega juice and twice the mem of the lowly iPad2 no biggie, but that $.99 for the app was well spent. OS should let me do that though. OK, I'm done. Thanks for listening.

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