Close iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Apps

Have you noticed your iPhone or iPad battery dying faster than normal? If so, you probably have GPS, Audio (such as Pandora), and VOIP (such as Skype) running in the background. These programs can put a serious strain on your battery. Follow this guide to close those unused programs.

Steps

iOS 7 and Above

  1. Double-click your home button. This will cause small screenshot-like displays of all your running apps to appear.
  2. Swipe from side to side to scroll through in order to find the app you'd like to close.
  3. Swipe up the screenshot of the app you'd like to close. This will cause the image to "fly" off of the screen. This signifies that your app has successfully closed.
  4. To close all your applications, swipe up all the screenshots until only the home screen is left.

iOS 6

  1. Press the Home button. This will minimize any open apps. You will now see your Home Screen. While your apps may seem closed at this point, some are still running in the background.
  2. Double-click your Home button. Your Dock will be grayed out and a new row of icons will appear at the bottom of your screen. These are the programs that are currently running on your device.
  3. Press and hold an icon. Select a program you want to close. Press and hold it until the icons wiggle and a red and white Close image appears on each icon. You can now begin closing apps.
    • For iOS 7, the method is a little different. Instead of pressing and holding icons and exiting each one, you can simply swipe up the screenshot-like screen displays that appear above each icon. Simply swipe the image up, and the icon and image should disappear.
  4. Close your apps. Tap the red and white close icon for each app that you would like to close. You can scroll left and right by sliding your finger to view all of the apps that are open.
  5. Return to the Home Screen. When you are done closing all unwanted background apps, press the home button to close the task manager mode.

Other Tips

  1. Turn off the auto display brightness. A brightly-lit screen is one of the quickest ways to drain your iDevice’s battery. Open your Settings, and tap Brightness & Wallpaper. Slide the brightness slider as low as you can to still see the screen clearly. Slide the Auto-Brightness switch to Off. This will keep the screen from brightening on its own and draining the battery.
  2. Turn off the GPS. If you don’t use the GPS function very often, turn it off until you use it. The GPS runs in the background, adding a slight drain to the battery. Open Settings and tap Privacy. Select Location Services. Disable the location services for all the apps that you don’t use it in. Leave it on for Maps, Find My iPhone, and other essential location apps.
  3. Download an app management program. There are several free and paid apps available in the App Store that can help manage your iDevice’s data and battery usage. Be sure to browse user reviews to see if the app is trustworthy and worth the money.

Tips

  • For bandwidth-limited data plans, it is better to close bandwidth-hungry apps like Pandora and Skype running in the background.

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