People who compulsively force close all apps on their iPhone in a futile effort to conserve battery life are wasting their time. AppleInsider explains why you should ditch this pointless habit.
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Andrew Orr
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I find this to be untrue. Too many apps are actively reaching out to the internet when left to their own devices, causing unnecessary battery drain. I have had to resort to closing my apps just to get decent battery life.
How do I know this outside of battery drain you might ask? Ever had your phone get ridiculously warm in your pocket for no reason? Next time that happens, close your apps and see if it cools down.
I close apps because I want them out of the way and only have to cycle through the apps I want now.
I think Neil Hughes did a PSA a while back about this and got flamed quite well in the comments.
Anyway, this is all true. They even talked about it during the keynote where iOS 3 (I think) was unveiled.
Force quitting is, generally, a waste of time, effort and battery life.
uhhhh, what screen was _THAT_ control center screen?!!?!?!!? he has WAAY more gadgets on his screen than my paltry volume, brightness, etc....
I close them because with enough of them open the iPhone / iPad will start to run slow and in some cases cause considerable lag in apps. I have know of 2 specific apps if left open will continue to drain the battery - the main one being PokemonGo.