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Apple explains why you should never swipe apps closed on an iPhone

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Updated 15:00 29 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 10:21 29 Nov 2024 GMT

Apple explains why you should never swipe apps closed on an iPhone

Turns out you're not being as efficient as you think you are by force quitting apps

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Featured Image Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Topics: iPhone, Apple, Phones, Technology

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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Sometimes you get your hands on an iPhone that seems to last for eternity and other times, you barely make it until the end of the working day without reaching for a charging cable.

However, rather than simply trying to blame your tool, are you doing all the things you could be to ensure your iPhone battery lasts for as long as possible?

You may think you're staying organized or even helping your phone's battery by swiping up all of the history of apps you've been scrolling aimlessly throughout the day.

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It makes sense in your head right? Closing all the browsers, freeing up space and essentially not having them running in the background and decreasing your battery?

Wrong. Apple has since weighed in about how swiping up on all your history of apps actually impacts your phone and battery life.

Apple has a tip to help stop you reaching for a charger as often (Getty Stock Images)
Apple has a tip to help stop you reaching for a charger as often (Getty Stock Images)

Even though you can quickly jump back and forth between apps when you keep them 'open', all the apps you think you have running in the background aren't actually as active as you might think.

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On its discussion forum, Apple explains: "When your recently used apps appear, the apps aren’t open, but they're in standby mode to help you navigate and multitask."

Some apps you've recently come out of will run 'for a short period of time', but as soon as they fall into that suspended state, they aren't 'actively in use, open or taking up system resources'.

Aka, they're not draining the battery, and closing them won't keep your phone alive for longer.

In fact, force-closing the apps can be detrimental, as Apple adds: "You should force an app to close only if it’s unresponsive."

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John Gruber, a gadget-focused journalist, offered further insight on the blog Daring Fireball into why closing apps can actually be bad for your battery.

You actually shouldn't be swiping clear your app history (Getty Stock Images)
You actually shouldn't be swiping clear your app history (Getty Stock Images)

Gruber explained: "Apps in the background are effectively 'frozen', severely limiting what they can do in the background and freeing up the RAM they were using. iOS is really, really good at this.

"It is so good at this that unfreezing a frozen app takes up way less CPU (and energy) than relaunching an app that had been forced to quit.

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"Not only does force quitting your apps not help, it actually hurts. Your battery life will be worse and it will take much longer to switch apps if you force quit apps in the background."

If you've been left horrified at 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 make the most out of your iPhone.

To maximize battery life, the company recommends updating to the latest software, lowering your brightness, making use of 'Low Power Mode' and turning off Location Services.

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