A new way to make screenshots, new gesture to access the Control Center, new key combination to turn off … These are some of the consequences of the disappearance of the home button on the iPhone X. And we must also add a new way to close by full apps.
How to completely close apps in the background on iPhone X
Apple has always insisted that it is not necessary to completely close the apps that are in the background. The company asks that they do not consume more batteries and that they do not occupy system resources either; since after a few minutes they are “frozen” and they are just there waiting for you to need them again.
Close iPhone X multitasking apps
With the iPhone X, it seems that Apple wants to influence a little more in this or at least is what we interpret for the change it has made in the way of closing apps from the management of multitasking.
Now it is no longer used merely to “throw” the apps up to close them. You must perform a previous step as explained below.
How to close apps in the background on the iPhone X
To close the app in the background on the new iPhone X you should do the following:
- Swipe from the bottom of the screen up and hold your finger on the screen to access multitasking.
- Touch any of the multitasking apps and leave your finger on it until a red icon appears in the upper left corner of the apps.
- Press the red button or slide the app up.
As you can see the change is not too big, and it is summarized in an extra step to be able to close the apps in the background.
We believe that the reason may be to start banishing the idea that keeping open apps in the background consumes more battery. Although it may also be possible that they have included this extra step to avoid unwanted closures when making the gesture of opening multitasking.
Anyway, it is essential to know how to close the apps entirely in iPhone X. Because although they do not consume more battery or resources to keep them open. Also, it may be necessary to lock in case they are failing or have been hanged.