Anyone???

melissab · Jun 12, 2011

Hi was jus wondering when you use an app on your phone how do you no if it's shut down properly? Is there anyway to tell if they running in the background??? What do you do???

Dave12308 · Jun 12, 2011

Double-click your home button; a list of backgrounded apps will pop up at the bottom of the screen. Once this pops up, you can hold your finger on the app you want to close and the icon will wobble and a red "-" will appear. Click on the "-" and the app will close.

Here's a little tutorial:

http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/iphone/close-running-applications-on-iphone/

PatriciaBradley · Jun 13, 2011

Close it properly and it will not run in the background until you execute it next time

word pyramid · Jun 19, 2011

@Dave, thanks I was wandering for some time how to do it

xrayeyes · Jun 21, 2011

PatriciaBradley said:
Close it properly and it will not run in the background until you execute it next time

Can you share how to close it "properly" for those of us that are new at this?
TIA!

iGaz · Jun 21, 2011

Double tap the home button to bring up your multitasking bar. Hold on any app for a couple seconds and they will start to wiggle. Then press the little red - sign that appears on each app you want to close...

xrayeyes · Jun 21, 2011

Thanks! I do understand how to do that, but Patricia was indicating there was a proper way to shut an app down after using one. I couldn't find any info on that however, so I was wondering if I was missing something.

iGaz · Jun 21, 2011

That's the proper way. To be honest is shouldn't make a difference as the apps are in a 'paused state' meaning they shouldn't be doing anything anyway...

wootish · Jun 25, 2011

Double tap doesn't seem to work on my iPhone 3G. It opens 'Favorites' instead! Guess I need to update the OS. Haven't done it in a long while.

bab2010 · Jun 25, 2011

wootish said:
Double tap doesn't seem to work on my iPhone 3G. It opens 'Favorites' instead! Guess I need to update the OS. Haven't done it in a long while.

In iPhone 3G you completely close an app by taping once on the home button.