As per item 2, but press down the icon in the row at the bottom of the display (after hitting home key twice) till they jiggle, then they'll all display a red minus sign. Individually pressing the minus seems to shut the app down.
Like Ronni I was amazed. There were icons there that I haven't looked at for months. Cheers Mike On 26/11/2010, at 2:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Actually Peter, Don't suggest my No.2 … well, not this anyway >>> Most people run applications and then press the home button to quit them >>> and run alternative applications, but this does not fully quit the >>> application. >>> Instead, if you want to fully quit an application, press and hold it until >>> the icon jiggles, and then press the X and the full application process >>> will shut down. > > I just checked this and with the iPad iOS4 if you press the X it will delete > the app! > > Sorry… > > Ronni > > On 26/11/2010, at 2:34 PM, Crisp, Peter wrote: > >> Thanks for the detailed responses Ronni, as usual very comprehensive. >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Peter.. >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Ronda Brown >> Sent: Friday, 26 November 2010 2:10 PM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: iPad OS4.2 upgrade issues >> >> Hi Peter, >> >> I haven't experienced or noticed any difference since I upgraded my iPad to >> iOS 4.2.1 >> >> On 26/11/2010, at 1:16 PM, Crisp, Peter wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, a colleague of mine had an iPad and he has just upgraded his iPad to >> the new OS4.2. >> >> He really likes the new folder function and multitasking feature! >> >> However he has noticed a couple of things: >> >> 1. His 3G signal strength indicator no longer displays as full strength >> it Won't show the last bar. >> This is strange as he still uses the iPad in the exact same position >> prior the upgrade and always had full strength! >> >> 1. You could suggest he try this: >> >> Bring up the Settings app >> Set "Airplane Mode" on for a short period, then turn it back >> off. >> Under "General", choose "Reset" then select "Reset Network" >> Confirm that you want to reset all network settings >> Power the iPad completely off then turn it back on >> >>> 2. The other thing he has noticed is the power consumption seems to >>> deplete more rapidly as before the upgrade. >>> Not too sure if this is linked to the multitasking aspect, he has >>> tried looking at which apps are open and >>> ensuring that they are closed down just in case that maybe the >>> issue. >> >> 2. To see what is running in the background, press the home key twice. You >> will see up to four background apps in the bottom of the display, scroll >> right to see what else is running. He could be surprised, I know I was when >> I checked ;-) >> >> Having multiple applications running at the same time will obviously drain >> the battery to a greater extent when the device is in use, but when the >> device is in sleep mode, the applications should be suspended; however, >> people have found that quitting them all before putting the device to sleep >> seems to solve the low-battery-life problem. >> >> It is possible that even though the applications are suspended, their being >> active when the device is put to sleep may prevent some hardware components >> such as the Wi-Fi adapter from being put to sleep at the same time. This may >> result in items like the Wi-Fi adapter staying active during sleep, and may >> also be a reason why when people specifically turn off Wi-Fi before sleep, >> that the battery level no longer drains rapidly. >> >> Most people run applications and then press the home button to quit them and >> run alternative applications, but this does not fully quit the application. >> Instead, if you want to fully quit an application, press and hold it until >> the icon jiggles, and then press the X and the full application process will >> shut down. >> >> >> Anyone with any similar experiences or explanations since upgrading their >> iPad OS? >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >> >> OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
