How can I stop apps perpetually reloading?

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How can I stop apps perpetually reloading?

Using iPad mini, latest iOS.

How do I stop apps from reloading every time I switch between one and another? It is Very Frustrating.

Also, Safari tabs keep refreshing when I move between them too, but the apps reloading is more irritating to me, especially when (for example) I am researching a website to share on Pinterest and then I have to start the post on Pinterest all over again, or I'm looking up information before I post on Facebook and then I have to go all the way back through all the Facebook links again to find the page I was posting on.

iPad Mini, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Feb 17, 2015 5:57 AM

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TheDaleks

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Nov 4, 2017 5:04 AM in response to Ethan7988

That setting is purely cosmetic and has no effect.

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Ethan7988

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Feb 17, 2015 6:01 AM in response to Colocynth

Go to settings and turn off "Background App Refresh"

Understand multitasking and background activity on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Colocynth Author

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Feb 17, 2015 6:34 AM in response to Ethan7988

I have done this. I also shut down and restarted the iPad. The apps still reload when I switch between them.

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Mar 1, 2015 2:52 PM in response to Colocynth

Unfortunately it's a limitation of the device itself. Only 1 GB of ram, it seems Apple did not increase the ram to keep up with the other improvements. I have the same issue on my 5S. Using only safari and youtube and the same time, they will often refresh. I can be watching a YouTube video, do a little browsing on safari, and when I come back to youtube, the App will refresh and I lose my place on the video I was watching.

the only way to stop this is by getting a windows / android device with more than 1GB of ram. Last time I checked, a galaxy Note 4 can have the same webpage open for days, never reloading, even after opening tons of other apps, because the device has 3GB of RAM for multi tasking.

maybe 2015 will finally be the year we get more than 1GB of ram.

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