ios7 keeps refreshing apps after switching

chris2525 wrote:

RE: However, if you don't want to bother, if you don't actually want to try to resolve the problem, that's entirely up to you.

Obviously I want a solution or I wouldn't be asking, but you miss the point. Others have tried and there has been no solution provided by Apple.

And I think you've missed the points that a) this is most likely not just one problem, just one symptom and b) people probably have gotten solutions from Apple. Just because neither they nor Apple have posted them here doesn't mean they don't exist. You won't know until you try.

Thanks Meg, while I appreciate your opinion I completely disagree with you. I've read this whole thread and kept up with it for a year, and I'm convinced that Apple does not have a solution. All evidence points to that. No point in arguing about it any further. Thanks.

I Have. They are just employees. They know about the issue too. They are not idiots. The Safari is replicated on every OS hardware model even the AIR 2. It is a bug with the way the memory is stored.

Claire, I. can replicate it in the Apple store with all new devices. It is not fixed for some.

Bump until this issue is resolved.

Enough with the bumping as you will kill the thread.

Have you tried 8.1.1 yet?

My iPad Air is better being shut off every night. It is a minor workaround to power off instead of sleep and it helps a lot.

xlasplagasx: if you had read through the thread, you would see this is exactly what I did do. It was a waste of time. The Genius Bar staff are way too many layers away from the development team.

Iforbes, switching off the iPad is an interesting strategy. Do you think this clears the memory in a similar way to a reset?

If any iPad 2 (or 4S) users have upgraded to 8.1.1, it would be interesting to hear whether performance in general has improved. In particular is there any improvement in app swopping handling?

I expect like with any computer turning off is the only thing that clears the ram.

As a computer tech (Mac and Windows) I have seen this Ram leakage a lot over the years where one app or OS would take RAM and not release it. I have never seen a software company take so long to fix it though.

I have an iPad 2 on iOS 6. Waiting to see if 8.1.1 is OK. It is frustrating not being able to update apps

Does this issue exist on the new iPhone 6? I'm so put off by this I may ditch all Apple products, including my phone. Absolutely unacceptable, and almost certainly an indicator of what's to come.

Just exactly the same, and irritating as can be. I have a new iPhone 6 Plus, 128 GB, iOS 8.1.2. I haven't read this thread in a long time because I saw long ago that this condition is here to stay. It is beyond my comprehension how anyone could expect serious work to get done on these devices under these circumstances, and I have to conclude that few are trying to use them for such. If my laptop behaved like this, I would pitch it out the window.

really liking my samsung galaxy S5. Not perfect but gets it right in the right ways. would replace my ipad also with a galaxy tablet but the ipad was a fathers day gift so sentiment, not preference, will keep it relevant for a while longer

oscarfromguilford wrote:

It is beyond my comprehension how anyone could expect serious work to get done on these devices under these circumstances, and I have to conclude that few are trying to use them for such.

Then you would be wrong. However, not everyone has the same needs or preferences. If you're within the return period, you should be able to return your iPhone and purchae something more to your liking. Even if you're outside the return window, iPhones generally have a very high resale value. You'd probably be able to get close to what you paid for it and could then use the proceeds to buy a phone you found less irritating. Life is too short to struggle with tools that don't meet your needs if you don't have to.

Life may be too short to struggle fruitlessly, but certainly not to struggle towards solutions. Perhaps my tone above was frustrated and complaint-ridden, but that arises from a time, iOS6 to be precise, when iOS did not behave this way and had allowed many of us to develop a useful workflow without having to worry about random page refreshes and app reboots when switching apps.

I stay with these products because, as you say, the needs and demands of the workplace and social life as well are complex. My Apple devices work fairly well integrating much of the data that I use daily, they are reliable, and they are well-made. It is really scholarly work that I find difficult now on the iOS that was not so much so in the past. And what is specifically difficult there is web-based research and Internet forum interactions, for me anyway.

I hope your thinly veiled "love it or leave it" stance is also merely one of frustration with the friction on this issue. There are 65 pages of griping on this issue here, and there is a reason for that. The griping is a labor of love at its core, because, as you imply, it'd be easy to walk out the door.

It's not thinly veiled anything. It was a very overt pragmatic suggestion. It's what I would do If I felt the way you sounded as if you felt. No one here can effect the changes you want. Submit your feedback to Apple. work with Apple support, vote with your wallet. Commiserating here is just that and announcing/threatening that you're going to or have gone to another platform also serves no technical support purpose.

Best of luck.