Multitasking Tray

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Multitasking Tray

I don't understand the entire concept of the tray. I've confirmed that the apps that appear there are not necessarily working in the background. They are recently used apps but "recent" appears to be from the beginning of time. Any time that I use an app a duplicate icon appears there. They never go away unless I manually delete each one individually. I wasn't surprised that they stayed there after a sleep but they stay even after a power off/on.

How do they benefit me as a user?

By the way, I am comfortable with the sound icon that appears in the controls area and that's particularly valuable.

Posted on Nov 26, 2010 6:25 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 26, 2010 6:35 PM in response to Philly_Phan

http://whenwillapple.com/blog/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-multitasking-explained-agai n/

If you don't need them in the tray-ignore them.
Start your apps as normal by clicking on the icon.

I suppose if you have 11 screens of apps or apps buried in folders, might be easier to find and launch in the tray?

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Nov 26, 2010 6:44 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

+"I suppose if you have 11 screens of apps or apps buried in folders, might be easier to find and launch in the tray?"+

I thought of that but eventually it would become even more difficult because all apps would be in the tray with no organization.

The link was helpful but I still do not have the "warm and fuzzy." As you had suggested, I can ignore them and, in fact, I have been but I keep thinking that there is a benefit that I'm missing.

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Answer 3

Nov 26, 2010 6:46 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Hi Philly.

One thing I did find yesterday that really does not make sense with the explanation, and may be Jonathan has more thoughts, after going to the tray and closing all of there cents the iPad runs noticeably faster. Safari connection is faster, solitaire has a lot more snap to it. Like I said, this does not make sense with the concept of just identifying recents versus running in the background.

Now I periodically go to the tray and dismiss all of the apps. Doing that the iPad seems faster to me than it did with 3.2.2.

Message was edited by: Ralph Landry1

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Answer 4

Nov 26, 2010 6:49 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

Had to edit because I noticed a typo...see there is another. The iPad is great but you really have to be careful typing.

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Nov 26, 2010 6:50 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

Hi Ralph,

Now factor in my observation that they remain in the tray after a power down/up. I did that as a substitute for individually shutting down each one but it didn't work. It really doesn't make sense (and I'm an engineer).

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Answer 6

Nov 26, 2010 6:51 PM in response to Philly_Phan

As am I.

And have using computers heavily since the IBM 1620 back in 1964.

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Philly_Phan Author

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Nov 26, 2010 6:56 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

IBM 1410
Honeywell D1000

Gotcha!

I'm retired now. How about you?

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Answer 8

Nov 26, 2010 6:59 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Not to beat this horse any more, but it would be interesting to have a down-and-dirty discussion with one of the Apple iOS team about some of the things 4.2.1 is doing so we could really understand it.

Ralph

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Philly_Phan Author

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Nov 26, 2010 7:01 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

I don't even want to go that far. I simply want to ensure that I'm getting maximum benefit from the product.

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Answer 10

Nov 26, 2010 7:04 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Have the age and years to retire but I have a great job, interesting work that is challenging and pay that makes it hard to walk away. Four day weekend, though, and I start saying I could really get into this.

You remember the old paper tape with all the little holes?

Wrote a program when I was an undergrad, in the pinch card days, that played Yankee Doodile as the cards were written.

Those were some fun days in computing...the Hosts would come unglued if we started pulling some of those things on here.

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Answer 11

Nov 26, 2010 7:07 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Calling itq quits...painted the living room and dinning room today...talk tomorrow.

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Nov 26, 2010 7:14 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

After several layoffs and a destroyed 401K, I ended up with a job that I honestly hated but I needed the money. I packed it in two months ago.

Of course I remember paper tape. I also remember punch cards with round holes (Univac?) instead of rectangular.

I'm sure that you remember Nixie tubes.

I worked on the Apollo program. We used slide rules to put men on the moon! I personally met Armstrong and Aldrin and even Charles Lindbergh - he owned a piece of Grumman, the LM manufacturer.

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Philly_Phan Author

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Nov 26, 2010 7:41 PM in response to Philly_Phan

I just did a Reset and the apps stayed on the tray!

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Answer 14

Nov 26, 2010 7:44 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Wow, and you had to fight off dinosaurs at the same time 😝
Amazing!!!!!

Ps.
The engineering in the space program is and was amazing.
Guys did an awesome job.

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Philly_Phan Author

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Nov 26, 2010 7:53 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

No, no, no. You don't fight off dinosaurs. You run like heck and hide from them!

The mechanical guys were still debating the size of the LM foot pads several days before the launch (we had several sets available). We had no clue what the moon's surface was like. Pads too small and the feet sink in. Large pads add weight (mass, really) and risk insufficient fuel for return trip.

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