I know that but as i said before it just as easy and a tiny bit quicker for me to do it the way i do it.
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Multitasking on iphone is retarded
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I know that but as i said before it just as easy and a tiny bit quicker for me to do it the way i do it.
Nothing wrong, just stating that it's pointless that's all.
You want to close apps all day go for it.
iOS approach to multitasking is a great solution. If they had gone the way of full multitasking like in Android people would be complaining about the phone eating the battery and getting the memory full.
Apps running on the background is annoying when they consume resources even on laptops, worse on phones.
And by the way most of the iOS apps that in fact keep running on the background, besides music ones like pandora, rely on push notifications to activate so there is not much in terms of consumption.
Apps running on the background is annoying when they consume resources even on laptops, worse on phones.
And by the way most of the iOS apps that in fact keep running on the background, besides music ones like pandora, rely on push notifications to activate so there is not much in terms of consumption.
You don't understand what he's saying. He's saying that you're wasting time closing them, because you get absolutely no advantage in battery life, but your apps will open quicker if you leave them in the suspend state.
So not only are you wasting your time by shutting the apps, but you're also sacrificing the quick-load of suspended apps.
There is no possible way for it to be "quicker", even a little bit.
It really took me a while to understand exactly how "multitasking" works under iOS and it isn't true multitasking, IMO its a really good system.
The stuff in the double click menu is just a user state saved situation so you can jump into the app where you left off, they don't do anything there. Actually there is a really narrow set of things that can happen in the background like a GPS app or some music like pandora, thats about it.
I don't miss "true" multitasking via backgrounder at all. The system in place now is the best for battery life and functionality. Of course if you forget to quit say tomtom and it is running in the background that can drag the battery down, but even then they have the location arrow in the taskbar to tell you its running.
But of course you didn't want real information, your just trolling right?
The stuff in the double click menu is just a user state saved situation so you can jump into the app where you left off, they don't do anything there. Actually there is a really narrow set of things that can happen in the background like a GPS app or some music like pandora, thats about it.
I don't miss "true" multitasking via backgrounder at all. The system in place now is the best for battery life and functionality. Of course if you forget to quit say tomtom and it is running in the background that can drag the battery down, but even then they have the location arrow in the taskbar to tell you its running.
But of course you didn't want real information, your just trolling right?
I'd be wasting time if i was closing them all one by one yes but i'm not, i'm just shaking the device to close all.
Yeah yeah whatever, i am taking in what your saying but i cant agree on why the milliseconds that i'm told im wasting are such a big thing.
Do you really think that Apple can't figure out how to do "true" multitasking on an iPhone? C'mon, it's trivial. Apple doesn't offer "true" multitasking because they objectively weighed the pros & cons of implementing it and decided that it wasn't worth the impact on the overall iOS user experience. Unlike all the other tech manufacturers out there, Apple always considers "the big picture" and doesn't just pile-on features because they can. If all manufacturers of consumer products thought things through like Apple does, the world would be a much better place. 
And what about the extra time it takes to open all of those apps because you closed them instead of suspended them?
It's not a big deal. No need to change if you are comfortable with the way you are doing things. But you're fooling yourself if you think your way is quicker.
Regardless of how much time it takes (which is not milliseconds, btw), you're actively doing something that decreases the performance of your phone, with absolutely no benefits.
And you're touting it as one of the "killer apps" for jailbreaking your phone.
Believe it or not, these forums are used as reference for a large number of people. You were spreading false information, several people tried to correct you, and you're steadfast in your excuses for why you continue your behaviour.
That's all.
Not trying to start a war here, as you seem like a knowledgeable and contributing member of the forum -- just incorrect in one small part of your understanding. It's all good.
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See, I was confused at first with this too.
You DONT have to open up the switcher to restart the app. If its been used, and then minimized (whatever they call it today) you don't have to double tap the home button to get to it. You can merely tap the icon on your main page and it'll open up the app again.
Either way, you'll have the exact same results.
I would suggest you actually do some research about the subject at hand.
First, its not "multitasking" per se as you so eloquently put it.
Two, its better the world think your a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
What I mean by that is if before you posted a complaint, if you had merely done a search in these forums, you would of found many answers to your issues.
Oh, and have a nice day.
Full of win.
Again it's just seconds but as you say if it's the way i want to do things it's no big deal.
The amount of fail in this post leaves me speechless. A facepalm won't do justice at a time like this...
I have nothing to say, other than buy a new phone.
I use remove background to kill apps that do drain battery in the background like skype and pandora.
Also, from my experiences it is clear that when the available ram drops below 75 Mb (you can see this in sbsettings) the phone does experience some slowdown. Remove background clears the RAM back to 300+ and everything is smooth as butter again.
Also, from my experiences it is clear that when the available ram drops below 75 Mb (you can see this in sbsettings) the phone does experience some slowdown. Remove background clears the RAM back to 300+ and everything is smooth as butter again.
I didn't tout it as a killer app, although It did come across like that, i know it's just useful for me when i want to close everything when i dont want to use them anymore, which i now know is a waste of time as i have been told numerous times
I'm going home now
It is no big deal. Sometimes I'll close the apps to. Why? I dunno, bored maybe.
Who cares what I do with my phone?
But I do understand closing them does take the apps longer to start up again, and I also understand that having them in suspend does not use any battery or CPU.
To restart an app in suspend state, you don't have to go into the switcher. Just use the normal icon to restart it.
can you say with certainty that NO apps "in the suspended state" drain battery?
you see, that's the question here. no one can state that all apps in the multi-task bar are using no resources. while most don't, some do and the first thing a tech will tell you, if your phone is running sluggish, is to kill all the apps in the multi-task tray.
no matter how much people try, they can not backup a blanket statement about apps in the multi-task tray using NO resources.
It's perfectly valid to say that no apps in the suspended state drain battery by the very fact that they are suspended.
However, you can't state with the same certainty that all apps in the multi-task bar are suspended because some of them might be actively multi-tasking and therefore using resources.
As I stated in the post you quoted, if they're using background tasks, then it's a different story. Purely suspended apps don't do anything to drain battery.
I totally agree. What does my OCD have to do with anyone else? haha...I like things clean and organized. If I finish using something I put it away....someone with 30 apps open in their multi tasking option would seem like a hoarder to me
For a bunch of genius' who know everything about iphone multi tasking, there sure is a lot of confusion here.
Another question for you genius'. If none of the apps (or very few) are using any battery life while suspended, then why even have a home screen with icons? Why not just suspend every app all the time
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What confusion? There are people that understand how it works, and people that don't. Guess which category you fall into?