Should I close apps that I don’t use on my iPhone or not?

By fatih, 21 July, 2019

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello,
Should I close the apps that I don’t use on my iPhone or should I leave them running in the background? Which is better for the battery life?

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By Siobhan on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 06:43

Hello. Personally, I like to close what I don't need. Especially having that autorefresh on, I know can drain the battery. I wish they'd come out with a single gesture to close everything at once. If they have this magical solution, I have not remembered it. Hope that helps.

By Holger Fiallo on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 06:43

I tend to do so if I am not going to use them. Also when I turn my iPhone off, I do also.

By Joseph on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 06:43

I've always closed apps that I know i'm not gonna use for a while. It saves my battery.

By charles on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 06:43

I always close the apps that I am not currently using. Do you have GPS apps on your phone? Fully charge your phone, open them, then use other apps, leaving the GPS apps running in the background for about 6 to 8 hours. Now, go to the home screen and check the battery status. Let us know how drained it is. Try doing the same test, but, this time, close the GPS apps after using them for a few minutes. Let us know your findings.

By Dawn 👩🏻‍🦯 on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 06:43

I close them. If I'm listening to an audiobook or magazine from Bard., I generally won't though. Because sometimes if I do it reverts back to the default setting. For example, if I'm reading a boxed set of audiobooks, and I have it set to go by chapter, if I close the app, it'll reset to go by book @ times. Not often but it happens. Or it'll go back a bit in the book.
I think it clears up resources. Or if I have updates then I don't close the app store when they're loading/installing.
But, I especially close them when I turn my ipad off. I think as a rule of thumb, I'd close your apps out. Unless there's a spicific reason not to, like when an update to an app is loading, or remember when you had to have Weather Gods open in the background when it first started? I say close them because they'll autorefresh if you have it toggled on, as I do.