Hi,

no, and no.  The only way to clear the app switcher is to do a double tap and 
hold, then double tap on the apps shown in the app switcher.  Restarting your 
device will not clear the switcher.

hth

Ricardo Walker
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On Sep 17, 2012, at 7:48 PM, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Did I understand correctly that a power off and restart clears the app 
> switcher?
> 
> Is there any (other) way to clear the app switcher of all apps with a single 
> gesture?
> 
> Thanks in advance. keith
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> David Chittenden
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:38 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Sluggish iPhone voice over
> 
> As you use more apps, memory will fragment, no matter how smart the 
> underlying computer OS is. What you experienced is the advanced results of 
> that fragmentation. Clearing the app switcher will greatly lessen it. 
> Rebooting the iPhone, like rebooting any computer, will reset the memory 
> pointers and start the process over. Windows is really bad about memory 
> fragmentation. Apple is much better, so you do not need to reboot very often. 
> However, all systems require occasional reboots, even if it is only once per 
> year.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 18/09/2012, at 1:38, Regina Alvarado <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Garth:
>> Thank you.  I did exactly that.  So far it has worked.  If it bogs down
>> again, are there any other thoughts about what I can do? Wondering why after
>> 6 months of VO behaving wonderfully it is just now acting up? Guess that is
>> an Apple question, right? Thanks again.
>> Reggie
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Garth Humphreys
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:37 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Sluggish iPhone voice over
>> 
>> Hi Reggie 
>> 
>> If you are finding that VO is just generally sluggish in various parts of
>> your phone then this is not related in any way to the up coming iOS release.
>> VO is not like Siri in that it doesn't need to check in with apple servers
>> to provide feedback. I would recommend that you clear out your app switcher
>> and then restart your phone by holding down the lock and home buttons for 10
>> seconds. 
>> 
>> 
>> Garth 
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>> On 17/09/2012, at 10:19 PM, [email protected]
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello all, 
>>> Has anyone noticed in the last two days that voice over has become much
>> more sluggish? Is this because of the new version coming this week? I an
>> going to turn off my phone again to see is it helps, but does anybody have
>> any further thoughts on what I can do? It happens in email and focus for
>> Facebook, so is makes me think it might not be VO at all. Any thoughts
>> welcome. Thanks. Just saw the problem again reading post in Fleksy. Seems to
>> be leaving out words and then cutting in again with a sharp sort of voice as
>> if someone has pushed a button for her to talk in the middle of a word. Now
>> not so sure of my initial thought. Thanks for any help. Up to now, VO has
>> never had a problem. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Reggie and Brooks
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