Really? I remember when I went to the Apple store with him the Genius told him to clear out all the applications if the phone is running slowly. Is that not true?
It's not, and yes, Apple geniuses seem to have a problem with suggesting that. You really only need to do that if a
specific app is acting up. Like, if Facebook freezes and won't load new posts, force-quit just it. That's really the only time you need that function. Never waste time closing them all at once.
Other tid-bits for new people:
1) After double-clicking to get that tray, swipe it right once to get playback controls and rotation lock. Swipe it again to see volume.
2) The physical volume buttons control what you're
currently doing. So feel free to turn Angry Birds down while playing...it won't change your ring-tone volume. Likewise, you can change Siri's volume while using it and it won't change how loud your game will be when you go back to it.
3) Press 'Home' and the 'Power' button together to take a screenshot. HOLD them together for 10 seconds to do a hard reset if your phone completely locks up. (Rare, but worth knowing.)
4) Set up iCloud and set it to backup your phone over the air. Then, as a separate step, plug into iTunes and set your phone to sync over wifi. Those are 2 different things and they're both worth doing.
5) Actually go through your 'Notification' settings and understand how they work ... Actually, I take it back. Go through ALL the settings the phone offers and read through them once. This will take 30 minutes but its the single greatest thing you can do for yourself. I have had so many people say "
I didn't know you could do that!" about things that are clearly spelled out in the settings.
