App for closing all background apps?

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App for closing all background apps?

Hi folks. I'm trying to simply find an app that will close all the background apps without having to go to the bottom menu and do it individually. Thanks.

Windows 7

Posted on Jan 23, 2011 10:28 AM

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Answer 1

lllaass

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Jan 23, 2011 10:55 AM in response to ridergroov

I know of no such app(s). Also, very few of the apps that show in the dock after double clicking are really running. The dock is more of a recently open dock. However, a few apps do run in the background.

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jaxjason

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Jan 24, 2011 12:41 PM in response to ridergroov

iOS employs a "it just works" background app management. If it needs memory, it drops the app it feels would be best, to re-use that memory. the list is just a recent apps list so you dont have to scroll around and into folders all the time.

The app your talking about cannot exist because each app only controls its own "sandboxed" area. It should not be able to hi-jack another app and force it to quit.

If you think apple should include this as a feature in future releases, please follow the below link and make a suggestion directly to them:
http://www.apple.com/feedback

Thanks
Jason

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Philly_Phan

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Jan 24, 2011 12:44 PM in response to ridergroov

Those aren' "background" apps. They're "recently used" apps.

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ridergroov Author

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Jan 24, 2011 1:13 PM in response to ridergroov

Fair enough. Didn't get that impression from a lot of things I read but most people don't know what they are talking about. Thanks for the info.

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Answer 5

Jan 24, 2011 3:00 PM in response to ridergroov

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

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Answer 6

Jan 13, 2013 9:47 PM in response to ridergroov

I can't believe my eyes!!! The man asked if there was an app to close other apps all at once. The first one addressed it but the others just spammed with info about "recent apps". WHO CARES? I wish he had asked about an app that closes recent apps all at once. This is not Microsoft here. We don't care about background resources. All your responses don't get me 1 iota closer to my app, or the guy that asked the question. Please read the question and understand it before you distract the conversation so much.

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