We regularly see that we all have a bad habit of swiping up on our iPhone every day, believing that this way we close the applications running in the background and save the battery from draining quickly.
But the truth is very different, and Apple explains to us: “When your recently used apps are displayed, the apps are not open, but in standby mode to help you navigate and multitask.” So we’ve been wrongly thinking for so long that apps stay active.
Some apps you’ve recently exited will run “for a short time”, but once they’re in this suspended state, they’re not “actively used, opened, or taking up system resources”. So they don’t drain the battery and closing them won’t keep your phone “alive” for more hours.
In fact, force-closing apps can be harmful, as Apple adds: “You should only force-close an app if it’s not responding.”
John Gruber, a journalist who focuses exclusively on gadgets, offered more information on the Daring Fireball blog about why closing apps can actually be bad for your battery.
For his part, Gruber describes: “Background apps are essentially ‘frozen’, severely limiting what they can do in the background and freeing up the RAM they used to use. iOS is really, really good at that.”
“It’s so good that unlocking a frozen app consumes much less CPU (and power) than restarting an app that was forced to close. Not only does it not help to force quit your apps, it actually does damage. Your battery life will be worse and it will take much longer to switch apps if you are forced to close apps in the background.”
If you’ve been horrified by the revelation that closing apps can be bad for your battery, then don’t worry, because Apple has shared some other tips on how to get the most out of your iPhone.
To maximize battery life, the company recommends doing the following:
- Download the latest software update.
- Lower your screen brightness.
- Use “Low power mode” and disable location services.
Source: myphone.gr
