the need to force quit apps to improve battery/performance?

[TwoBytes]

We don't have a task manager but do any of you force quit apps and notice a difference in battery, performance?

Also, has apple but in some sort of auto-quit feature which closes an app if it's not in use. I know Apple casually says just leave everything open but if it's all taking up memory, surely closing apps will improve the memory..

you thoughts.

 

[Julien]

Force quit Apps? Why not just push the Home button? Apps don't run in the background.

 

[stevin]

We don't have a task manager but do any of you force quit apps and notice a difference in battery, performance?

Also, has apple but in some sort of auto-quit feature which closes an app if it's not in use. I know Apple casually says just leave everything open but if it's all taking up memory, surely closing apps will improve the memory..

you thoughts.

Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to run in the background so yes I believe there is an auto-quit feature which closes an app one you press the home.

That being said, I do feel like sometimes my battery is draining way to quickly even when nothing is open and I usually restart my phone... but that could just be me being paranoid.

 

[PNutts]

It will be interesting to see what happens when background services are implemented.

 

[iblastoff]

background services are NOT being implemented. its just push services.

pressing home does NOT automatically fully close apps.

for example, both safari and mail apps remain active and eat up memory. you need to hold down the home button for 7 seconds to fully close them.

i have to do this ALL OF THE TIME while using teleport. teleport likes to repeatedly tell me that i am low on memory and just quits on me until i have to open up safari and mail, force quit them with the above method, and then go back to teleport. only then does it start working again.

pain in the ass.

 

[TwoBytes]

Apps, well the apple ones anyway, are open in RAM and are using memory.
Silly how the iphone doesn't memory manage itself...i would of thought so

 

[mcdj]

whenever I get SMS typing lag, i force quit safari and all is well. annoying but effective. viva la 2.1.

 

[deannnnn]

Force quit by holding down the home button until the app closes.
I usually only do this when an app freezes.... (which isn't a rare occurrence haha)