Holding the Home button in 3.0

[skwoytek]

Prior to iPhone OS 3.0 beta, pressing and holding the home button would force quit an application. This would also free up memory from Apple's background-capable applications like Safari and Mail.

Well, this method to force quit no longer works.

To force quit an application in 3.0, press and hold the sleep/wake button until the slide to power off screen appears, then press and hold the home button until the application quits (about six seconds).

The question is, what does Apple have planned for pressing and holding the home button in the final version on 3.0?



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[SAG3194]

Prior to iPhone OS 3.0 beta, pressing and holding the home button would force quit an application. This would also free up memory from Apple's background-capable applications like Safari and Mail.

Well, this method to force quit no longer works.

To force quit an application in 3.0, press and hold the sleep/wake button until the slide to power off screen appears, then press and hold the home button until the application quits (about six seconds).

The question is, what does Apple have planned for pressing and holding the home button in the final version on 3.0?



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I was wondering the same thing as well. And sometimes my homebutton doesn't even work! I have to restart my device to get it working again

 

[stupidm4n]

Maybe use home button with voice memos so you could hold it down to quote apps that are open,then maybe use it so you could record yourself singing while reading the lyrics from the iPod app

 

[muledogus]

So now it's going to take 12 seconds to really close an application? Lame.

 

[skwoytek]

So now it's going to take 12 seconds to really close an application? Lame.

Lame? I disagree.

I've always felt that "holding the home button" was wasted on force quit.

Perhaps 3.0 will better handle memory. The iPhone is supposed to close Mail or Safari when another application needs the memory, so to Apple there's no reason to force quit unless an application is actually stuck. I'd guess that over 75% of iPhone owners don't know about force quitting.

Better uses for push and hold with home button:
1) Voice dialing (easier in car)...
2) Leave an app open in the background...

 

[Small White Car]

Lame? I disagree.

I've always felt that "holding the home button" was wasted on force quit.

Agreed.

It's a shame that force quitting will take longer, but it will be worth it if holding the button is used for something I do every day instead of something I do once a week.

 

[CanadianMac2008]

Lame? I disagree.

I've always felt that "holding the home button" was wasted on force quit.

Perhaps 3.0 will better handle memory. The iPhone is supposed to close Mail or Safari when another application needs the memory, so to Apple there's no reason to force quit unless an application is actually stuck. I'd guess that over 75% of iPhone owners don't know about force quitting.

Better uses for push and hold with home button:
1) Voice dialing (easier in car)...
2) Leave an app open in the background...

You beat me to it I was just about to say Voice Dialing lol... that would make sense.

 

[themoonisdown09]

I was watching a video on YouTube the other day that was giving tips on saving battery life. The guy was saying that he does the Force Quit every single time rather than just pushing the Home button to quit an application. Now that's just crazy talk!

 

[bjquach]

I always thought that pressing the home button once just "minimizes" the application whereas the force quit really closes it.

 

[mavis]

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I always thought that pressing the home button once just "minimizes" the application whereas the force quit really closes it.

That is true for Apple's apps (Safari, Mail, etc) ... Third party apps are required by Apple to fully close (within 2-3 seconds, IIRC) when the user presses Home.

 

[dissdnt]

Interesting.

Maybe there's features in 3.0 that haven't been released. Perhaps holding down the home button will let you switch between applications instead of quitting out.

 

[Nipz]

We finally know its voice controls. Well for the S at least.