My wife has been experiencing greater power drain than normal. I told her to kill the open apps to see if that changed things. It didn't, so I took her phone, killed the apps myself, and restarted it. When the phone was up and running, like magic, the apps I had just killed we're magically open again. Does anyone know why that would be the case, and could this be the cause of the mysterious power drain?
iPhone 5c, iOS 7.1.2
That's an extremely odd occurrence. Once an app has been closed out properly, it should not launch again without user control
Make a backup. Restore the device as new. Test it again. If issue persists, get the device serviced/replaced by Apple.
Which Apps?
How are you "killing" the Apps?
How are you determining that they are running in the background?
Please note that very few Apps run in the background.
You may want to start by reading this article:
Understand multitasking and background activity on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
"Killing" apps rarely solves a battery problem unless there was something wrong with the app.
See this article for Apple's advice on maximizing battery life:
https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/
Things that will have a noticeable impact on battery life are location services and Background App Refresh.
Best of luck
Apps won't be killed
