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Closing and Switching apps in IOS 10 on IPad Mini 4

I just upgraded IOS 10 on my IPad Mini 4 and I can figure out a way on how to close or switch to apps that are running in the background. When I double tap on the Home button, it just put me back to the home screen on IOS 10. I no longer see the apps that are running on my IPad. I cannot switch between apps to apps or close apps. My Home button seems to be working for everything else, but not with switching apps or closing them.


How do I get this back with the Home button?

iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 10:09 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2016 10:24 PM

According to the iOS 10 User Guide it should still behave that way:

Switch between apps

You can easily switch between the apps you’re using.

View open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal your open apps in the app switcher. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.

https://help.apple.com/iphone/10/#/iph1a1f981ad

Try this:

Hold down these buttons at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears: a) the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume down button (iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus) or b) the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button (all other models)

If a restart does not help try a System Restore. First backup your device using iTunes. Also import your photos to your computer and copy all important data if possible. Try restoring from backup first and testing it. If it does not help, you may have to restore as New and reconfigure from scratch as the backup could be corrupted. For this reason it is important to have your photos and data saved separately from the backup. Here are the steps for a Restore:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252

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Sep 14, 2016 10:24 PM in response to Spazz75

According to the iOS 10 User Guide it should still behave that way:

Switch between apps

You can easily switch between the apps you’re using.

View open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal your open apps in the app switcher. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.

https://help.apple.com/iphone/10/#/iph1a1f981ad

Try this:

Hold down these buttons at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears: a) the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume down button (iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus) or b) the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button (all other models)

If a restart does not help try a System Restore. First backup your device using iTunes. Also import your photos to your computer and copy all important data if possible. Try restoring from backup first and testing it. If it does not help, you may have to restore as New and reconfigure from scratch as the backup could be corrupted. For this reason it is important to have your photos and data saved separately from the backup. Here are the steps for a Restore:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252

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Sep 14, 2016 10:59 PM in response to elcpu

Double click on the Home button doesn't let me switch apps anymore like it used to before IOS 10. When I tried holding down Sleep/Wake button and the Home button, the IPad resets, but it doesn't fix the problem with the Home button. I really don't want to do s System Restore unless I really have to.

Help!!!

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Sep 18, 2016 2:26 PM in response to Diana.McCall

No, there's nothing different with Spazz75's device, i have the same issue with both my iPadMini AND my brand new iPhone 7 .. if i depress the home button several times it will close the open app but it takes more than one try and if Spazz75 and i have this issue i am betting there are many more who do too ..

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Sep 18, 2016 2:31 PM in response to Spazz75

Spazz75 wrote:


I just upgraded IOS 10 on my IPad Mini 4 and I can figure out a way on how to close or switch to apps that are running in the background. When I double tap on the Home button, it just put me back to the home screen on IOS 10. I no longer see the apps that are running on my IPad. I cannot switch between apps to apps or close apps. My Home button seems to be working for everything else, but not with switching apps or closing them.

There is generally no need to do this unless the app is malfunctioning. To stop background activity, turn off Background App Refresh in Settings>General>Background App Refresh. Most of the apps in the Recents tray are in a suspended state. Removing them from their does nothing of any consequence.

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Sep 18, 2016 10:21 PM in response to Spazz75

I have iPhone 5. I've had this problem for 3 days since upgrading. I came across this here and the first answer worked. The speed of the Home button under Accessibility was on "default". And, no matter how fast I pressed the "Home" button , it would not show me my open apps. I changed the speed to slow and, now, no problem. The upgrade must have changed the speed setting. Try this solution before the others. Thank you very much.

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Nov 4, 2016 11:30 AM in response to Spazz75

I am having the exact same issue. I just upgraded from my Samsung back to Apple. I have an iPhone 6s Plus running on iOS 10 and it's not working for me at all double clicking to close all apps or to go back to another app.


Plus I have the issue when I answer a call I can barely hear anyone talking and the call volume is all the way up. This is a brand new phone I just st received 2 days ago.

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