I was in an Apple Store in San Francisco and asked about the app switcher. He told me the same thing. Don’t close unless the iPhone is acting squirrelly. I always closed them until he said that.
Reggie Alvarado On Nov 1, 2024, at 7:45 PM, Marda <[email protected]> wrote: That has been my experience as well. I used to forget to close apps. But I found out too that, though it's probably a small amount, leaving apps open unnecessarily uses additional battery power. That can make a difference at least for me because my iPhones, both SE models, don't hold a charge as long as they should and I notice that it's worse if I the more apps I have open that I'm not using. Marda On 11/1/2024 1:58 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: > While I was teaching these devices from 2010 to 2020, I had many occasions to > work with people who seldom closed apps out of the app switcher. > Invariably, after a time, the phone started behaving oddly, things not > working right, etc. > Once I closed everything out of the app switcher it returned to normal. > I know Apple says it is not necessary to take apps out of the app switcher, > but my experience says the opposite. > I do think that like any computer, there comes a time when the resources get > maxed out and you have to close everything and often reboot to get it back to > normal. > > So, feel free to not close apps out of the app switcher, but if the pone > starts acting up, clear them out and see what happens. > > > Richard, > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Friday, November 1, 2024 11:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: iPhone charging question > > Yes, though > >> On Nov 1, 2024, at 1:10 PM, James Bentley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What do you mean by don't close out programs that are suspended? >> >> By any chance, are you reccomending that Apps should not be removed from the >> App manager? >> >> Thank you, >> James B >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Jonathan Cohn >> Sent: Friday, November 1, 2024 11:18 AM >> To: [email protected] I do make an exception fro applications from >> Meta, I don’t trust them. > Also, of course if an application is in a hung state removing it from the > application switcher will resolve that issue. > But there are numerous articles that say closing apps from the app switcher > means that the app has to do more work when it is next launched. > >> Subject: Re: iPhone charging question >> >> In newer iPhones you can go into the Battery settings area and select an >> option to only charge to 80%, this is supposed to be the best for charging >> life, and then you won’t have to think about unplugging beffore the battery >> gets to 100%. 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