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ios 7 not multitasking apps

Has anyone else noticed that since the new update, apps aren't "multitasking" properly? It seems like a lot of apps that used to remain running are now restarting everytime I switch back and forth using the multitasking option. Like, I'll have a game of solitaire going and then get a message, and when I switch over to check the message, when I switch back to my game, it restarts. Kind of annoying. Also happens with Angry Birds and many other apps. Anyone else notice this?

iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Oct 10, 2013 2:17 AM

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Nov 28, 2013 6:43 AM in response to Talywkr

I've been having this same problem too. It's soooo frustrating! I was having the problem on my ipad mini (non-retina) 16gb. I thought maybe it was a memory issue so I ordered the new retina mini which is supposed to be a lot faster and I ordered 64gb his time so I have plenty of free space. Well guess what it's still having the same problem! Now I know it's not a memory issue. This is a clear bug in iOS7 and I hope Apple fixes this soon! Apps are not really multitasking anymore, they're restarting every time I switch to them. So irritating! How can we bring this more to the attention of Apple? Seems like this is an obvious bug they would want to fix!

Dec 5, 2013 1:55 AM in response to Alfred DeRose

You're obviously right about it not being widespread, though the fact that two separate devices of mine showed the same behavior had me thinking otherwise. I've actually just reset both my iPhone and iPad and that seems to have solved it for me! I was a bit apprehensive to do so, because I didn't really know what would be reset by that. Furthermore JerriAtric said it didn't help form him. For me it did. Thanks for the reply.

Dec 5, 2013 4:54 AM in response to cmbijpost

Yes I have tried all the suggestions here. Resetting the settings on the iPad, etc. does seem to fix it for me when I tried it. I was excited at first but only to be disappointed when it all came back a few days later. It's like it is fixed temporarily but eventually breaks again. I've yet to see a long-term solution! cmbijpost, I'm curious to know if you experience a long term fix or if the problem will return in a few days/weeks. Keep us posted if you can, thanks.

Dec 23, 2013 10:41 PM in response to Talywkr

This is immensely frustrating and makes my blood boil every time I switch back to an app (Camera, Twitter, Google Maps, YouTube in particular) only to find that I've lost my place and it's restarting. My 4s never did this when running iOS 6. I could switch back and forth between Google Maps, Twitter, and Camera without missing a beat.


Had I known this would happen I never would have "upgraded" to 7.

ios 7 not multitasking apps

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