Apps (cleaning)

[ipooed]

This morning I noticed the Facebook app "cleaning" on 8.2 I haven't noticed any other apps doing this just curious what it means

 

[iterva]

Probably some cache cleaning.

 

[XTheLancerX]

Wow I have never seen that happen before. Yes, it probably has to do with cache management but I'm surprised this is even there. iOS, along with the majority of third party apps, are absolutely horrendous with managing cache. Perhaps this feature is somewhat slipping in before a major cache fix for iOS 8.3 or iOS 9?

 

[bucksaddle]

"Cleaning" has been there since at least iOS5

http://www.cultofmac.com/136741/why-do-ios-5-apps-sometimes-say-they-are-cleaning-themselves/

 

[XTheLancerX]

"Cleaning" has been there since at least iOS5

http://www.cultofmac.com/136741/why-do-ios-5-apps-sometimes-say-they-are-cleaning-themselves/

Interesting. I have been actively using iOS devices since 2012 with iOS 6 and have never, ever seen this. Seems like a pretty bad cache management system if it's never used lol.

 

[ipooed]

I agree! I have had every iPhone since the 3GS and never seen it once. Except this morning

 

[mark5019]

help an old man out what are you refering to apps cleaning?

 

[mazdamiata210]

I noticed it happen for the first time on my 6+ and I thought I was crazy because I had just woken up and was checking my phone... Turns out I spot it happening all the time now when I wake up and first unlock my phone. You'll see the apps flash "cleaning..." really quick once they reach a certain threshold of space used in their allotted cache space.

 

[imagineadam]

Hmmm mine runs some of these processes daily. Looks like it likes to try to keep things tidy.

 

[dannyyankou]

It's been doing this on my phones for years.