We've got some bad news folks. It turns out the age-old myth that swipe closing all your apps won't actually improve the iPhone's battery life.
Responding personally to an email from a customer to CEO Tim Cook, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi finally put an end to the myth.
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9to6Mac received the email from the customer which asked Cook to settle the matter once and for all on whether closing your apps on iPhone actually made a difference.
Responding however was Federighi who said: "I know you asked Tim, but I'll at least offer my input."
"No and No :-)"
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Apple's iOS software is actually incredibly smart at multi-tasking. What you're looking at when you double-click the Home button aren't apps running in the background but 'snapshots' of apps that have been frozen.
Instead what you're seeing is more of a timeline of the apps you've used recently and are in fact being suspended.
Battery Life Tips On iPhone:
- Check which apps are using Background Refresh and disable if necessary.
- Disable location services on apps which don't need to know your location all the time.
- Disable push notifications on apps that don't actually need them.
- Try and avoid letting your iPhone getting too hot.