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How do you turn off open apps with the new iphone 5 update

How do you turn off open apps with the new iphone 5 update?

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 8:58 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2013 8:58 AM

Double tap the home button to bring up the multi-tasking view, then swipe up on the screenshot of the app you want to exit.

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Sep 19, 2013 9:05 AM in response to sicimamma

Normally, if users want to close out apps, they double tap the home button and pick the apps they want to close. In iOS 7, after the double tap, apps now appear as a series of screens users scroll left to right (similar to how mobile Safari might organize multiple pages). To close apps, users simply swipe up.

How do you turn off open apps with the new iphone 5 update

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