Surely more than once, you have seen someone (or you have done so) frantically close all the applications of their iPhone. This automatic gesture to slide all open applicationsE has become as widespread as it is wrong. And we do not say it: it is the own experts of Apple who insist that we are mistaken.
There was a time when the iPhone had a little more limited resources (RAM and processor) and in which it was necessary to close the applications. Actually, It is only by iOS 7 when the SO-CALLÉ “ROYAL MULARIE” arrived. Today, with devices as powerful as the iPhone 16 and software as intelligent as iOS 18, nearby applications are something that we don't need to do.
What Apple experts say about closing applications
Craig Federight (Senior Vice President of the Apple Software Engineering) was clearly in an email which has become viral: “Closing the applications in the background does not help battery performance and battery performance It is not something that is necessary to do“And when the head of the development of iOS speaks, it is because something should know, right?”
This position is not the only one. Old apple developers They came out publicly to confirm this informationInsisting that the operating system is designed to effectively manage resources without the need for manual user intervention.
How does the multitasking iOS really work
The iPhone operating system manages applications in a shiny way that many users do not know. When you minimize an application, it enters a state of “suspension” which barely consumes resources. What is interesting is that all the applications you see in multitasking view are not really “open”. Apple never reveals exactly when iOS closes applications to optimize resources, and it is intentional: they want you to understand that you don't have to worry about it.
An ex-developed from Apple saying in X that it is not necessary to close the applications
In another article of X, the developer himself comments on Apple's objective by asking you not to close the applications: “It is not only that it is not necessary, but Apple does not want that You have the closing of your applications. Allows them to start faster the next time you open them. Which creates a faster feeling and a better experience. “”
If you close an application 100 times, You force the iPhone to load it 100 times from zero. It is as if each time you leave a room in your unhappy house, all the devices to back up five minutes later. The result is greater battery consumption, more load for treatment and lost time that is not necessary.
The only time you should close the applications
Experts agree that there are only very specific situations that justify the end of a request: When the application is completely frozen or in case of erratic or unexpected behavior. This WhatsApp keyboard that does not work, the photo that is not attached … Nothing is perfect, and in iOS and in the applications of the App Store, there can be failures.
How really optimize your iPhone
Instead of closing complete applications, here are actions that make a difference:
- Keep iOS at the latest version
- Check what more battery applications in the settings> Battery
- Use a low consumption mode when you really need it
- If you want to do a “cleaning”, do it once a week, for example
- For applications that use GPS or intensive games, it may be useful to close them after use
And this point is important. So there is something true, but more because of the nature of the application itself. If you have opened Google And on the way, even if you leave, the iPhone Swill be located to give you the indications. In this case, you must close the application. But as a rule, Whatsapp, X, Instagram, the mail … you can leave them perfectly open.
After all we have seen, the reality is that nothing happens if you close the applications of your iPhone. You don't spoil it or will cause damage. However, it is not necessary that you are emphasized to do it, even less than you did an act reflected whenever you leave an application. The important thing is that you understand that your iPhone is perfectly designed to manage applications in itself.
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