Quit apps on iPhone / iPad - Here's how

As of iOS 8, you have to end active apps on your iPhone and iPad separately so that they do not continue to run in the background. We show you how to do this.

iPhone / iPad: Quit active apps completely

If you close the current app with the home button, it remains active in the background and loads your battery. You can completely end the programs via the iOS Task Manager:

1. If you tap the home button on the home screen or in an app twice, an overview of all active apps opens.
2. Swipe up an app to preview it completely. This practical tip shows you how to close all apps at once.
3. Tip: Repeat this process at regular intervals. This ensures that no unwanted apps are running in the background.

That's why you shouldn't quit apps on iPhone / iPad

1. With the constant quitting of apps, you damage the battery life. With each new application, the app must then be completely reloaded. This takes time and requires more energy.
2. You cannot compare the functionality of iOS to a PC that runs many programs at the same time and uses energy.
3. Apple and Google rely on a special mechanism: only the app that is currently running in the foreground uses the resources of the device.
4. The apps in the background are "frozen" by the operating system after a few minutes.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to install apps on iPhone without the app store.