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A way to close “all” recently used apps at once?
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why would I reset it. I just mean when you push the side button it goes to ur recently open apps. I can force close them one by one but was wondering how to close them all at once
No, the entire point of the dock is the apps in there are paused in memory (not running) so they launch more quickly. What are you trying to achieve by closing them?
Yeah that's what I meant, although on iPhone and iPad you can close apps two by two or even three by three with enough fingers and dexterity.
Just wondering if there was a way. No specific reason. Can now do 3 of them at a time on iPhone so wasn’t sure if there was a way on watch. I am first time watch user
The reason I think people are asking is that on both the phone and watch, there’s no reason to ever close a non-misbehaving app. Many people have a habit of closing apps when it would be better not to. Absent a specific reason to close an app, consider letting the OS manage the memory. It does so extremely well.
The more apps open and so called frozen the slower it gets opening more apps. Any android with more ram always wins a speed test on round 2 opening apps. So back through the apps a second time is when the phone with more ram catches up...
You don't kill an app by removing it from recent. Instead go to the app, press side button till power menu is shown, then press crown till you return to watch face any you have killed an app. Only needed if it is misbehaving.
That's nice, but we're not using Android here. Memory management, particularly in regards to background/dormant apps, isn't necessarily the same across completely different operating systems.
Go ahead and close apps if it makes you feel better, but unless something is stuck or misbehaving, I've never seen it make a bit of difference on iOS or WatchOS.
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You can close an app the same way you used to on iOS before multitasking was added (Pre-iOS 4). Treating the side button like the iPhone's power button, and the Digital Crown like the home button.
To force quit an app on Apple Watch, while in the app, press and hold the side button until you see the power off screen. Then press and hold the Digital Crown button until the app closes.