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Solarc Author

Level 1

0 points

Ios 7 apps refresh

Why is it when I am multi-tasking between apps that when going back to an app like safari the page will reload. I was checking out on a web page shopping cart and went to my email for a second and when I came back to safari by double click home button and select safari the page refreshed and I had to start over with the purchase. This also happens when just visiting standard pages. I have ios 7.02 11a501.

I have noticed others apps doing the same type thing such as Dropbox. When viewing a PDF switch between apps and back the PDF will reload and you are returned to the top of the document. Please help!

Mac mini (Mid 2011), iOS 7.0.2, 11a501

Posted on Oct 2, 2013 8:20 PM

65 replies

tomsruk

Level 1

11 points

Feb 1, 2014 8:30 AM in response to Solarc

Let's not double up. Bring the discussion here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5380124?answerId=24722053022#24722053022

Jun 6, 2014 8:37 PM in response to Solarc

Go to Settings, Safari, open links, and select "in background" instead of "in new page." This works like a charm for me.

Jul 7, 2014 8:36 AM in response to Scanerack

I have solution for iPad, not sure about iPhone :-) easier than you thought guys!

Push home button twice to multitask screen, hold on screen of each app with two fingers while sliding downward then upward to the top part of your iPad (to swipe away the app-screen)

let me know if this work. I could get out of dark-screen craigslist app just 2 mins ago...thanks Solarc for mentioning about "multitask screen" and "second space" that I didn't understand and didn't do any help but inspired me to find my solution!! Yay!

Sep 28, 2015 3:28 PM in response to ERSinclair

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread, but I am having this same problem still on my brand new 6S. Luckily the processor is fast enough that it doesn't have the same awkward 3-second lag when switching apps reset like my 4S did, but it's still really annoying when the apps reset.

Oct 29, 2016 8:56 AM in response to jamessmke

It's late 2016 and I'm still have this exact problem on iOS 10.1. Multi task refreshes content when I go from one tab to the next. Very frustrating when you wanna check something on Safari while you're in the middle of a comment deep into your facebook feed, only to have facebook refresh back to top stories upon your return from the Safari multi task. Also same issue with games (candy crush) where you get a text, reply, multi task back to the game and it refreshes you back to the games home screen, losing a life in the process. I don't have background app refresh on and this has been bugging me for years. Glad to see I'm not the only one, but also extremely frustrated that it still hasn't been rectified after so many major updates.

Ios 7 apps refresh