Even iOS apps occasionally misbehave — they can crash, or freeze, or otherwise stop working. If you’re new to iOS or just haven’t had this happen before, you may not know how to actually quit an app (as opposed to just swiping it off your screen). Here’s how to quit an app and, if you need to, shut down your phone. (We used a phone loaded with a beta of iOS 16, but this will work with earlier versions of the OS just as well.)
Quit an app
- Open the App Switcher by either swiping up from the bottom of the screen and then pausing in the middle or (if you have a Home button) double pressing the Home button.
- You’ll see an overlapping view of all your open apps. Swipe to the right or left until you find the app you want to quit.
- Swipe up on the app to close it.
While there isn’t any way to close all of your apps at once, you can swipe off up to three apps at a time by using the appropriate number of fingers. Otherwise, if you’ve got a lot of apps running, you’ll have to simply swipe them off one at a time.
Shut down your phone
If, for any reason, swiping the app off doesn’t solve the problem, then shut down your phone by pressing and holding the side button and either volume button until you see sliders appear. Drag the one that says slide to power off to the right. (If you have an iPhone with a Home button, instead, press and hold the side or the Sleep / Wake button.)
You should then be able to restart it by using the power button.
If worse comes to worst and you can’t shut down your phone this way, you can force restart it. If you have an iPhone 8 or later:
- Quickly press and release the volume up button.
- Quickly press and release the volume down button.
- Press and hold the side power button. After a while, the screen should go black; keep holding the button until you see the Apple logo, which will indicate that the phone has restarted. You can then release the button.
Update September 1st, 2022, 10:11AM ET: This article was originally published on June 4th, 2021, and has been updated to add information on force restarting an iPhone.
Last Updated: 25th May, 2020 17:05 IST
How to close apps on iPhone 11? Here is everything you need to know about how to close apps on iPhone 11. Here is how simply you can do it.
iPhone 11 remains one of the most-loved iPhone variants for its incredible qualities and specifications even after the global launch of Apple Inc's latest addition to the iOS devices called the iPhone SE 2. iPhone SE 2 is Apple's move to target low-budgeted audiences who want to buy affordable iPhones. However, many users of other smartphone brands opted to buy iPhone 11 over iPhone SE 2, as per reports. But, as they are new to the iPhone, it is difficult for them to manage many things as the user interface is completely different from other smartphone brands. The iPhone 11 allows users to close running apps effectively in one swipe. However, if you are wondering how to close apps on iPhone 11, here is all you need to know.
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How to close apps on iPhone 11?
- To close all open apps on the iPhone 11 or iPhone X, simply swipe up from the button of the screen.
- All the currently running or opened apps will appear on the screen.
- To close, swipe the app up and alternatively, swipe all apps running on your iPhone 11 and this will help you to close several apps at once.
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iPhone 11 specifications, features and price
- Price In India: ₹ 68,300
- RAM: 46 GB RAM
- Operating System: iOS v13.0
- Processor: Apple A13 Bionic processor
- Rear Camera: 12 MP + 12 MP dual camera
- Front Camera: 12 MP camera
- Battery: 3110 mAh
- Quick Charging: Fast - 50 % in 30 minutes
- Display: 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch
- Screen Resolution: 828 x 1792 pixels
- Aspect Ratio: 19.5:9 ratio
- Pixel density: 324 PPI density
- Screen Size: 6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
- SIM Size: SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
- Network: 4G network Available, 3G network Available, 2G network Available
- Dimensions: 150.9 mm x 75.7 mm x 8.3 mm
- Weight: 194 grams
- Build: Back - Gorilla Glass
- Colours: Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow colours
- Waterproof: Yes Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meters), IP68 rating
- Internal Memory: 64 GB internal memory
- Expandable Memory: Not available
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