How to Close All Apps on iPhone At Once
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What’s Needed:
To close all apps on your iPhone, you don’t require any specific tool or application. You only need your iPhone running on the latest iOS version, and a working mind to follow the steps mentioned in this blog.
What Should I Pay Attention to?
Before attempting to close all your apps on your iPhone, you should consider that;
1. Some of your applications may not save your progress if you force-close them.
2. You can’t close specific apps when you use this method; you can only close all apps at once.
3. The process of closing all the apps can be time-consuming if you have many running in the background.
Method 1: The Swipe Up Method
This method works as follows:
1. First, unlock your iPhone and go to the home screen.
2. Next, press the home button twice to open up the app switcher screen. This screen shows all the apps that are currently running in the background.
3. Swipe up on each app to close it.
4. Keep swiping up all the apps until none remain.
Method 2: The Force Close Method
This method works as follows:
1. Start by unlocking your iPhone and going to the home screen.
2. Press the home button twice to open up the app switcher screen. This screen displays all the apps currently running in the background.
3. Choose any application and swipe up to close it. But instead of leaving your finger on the screen after swiping, press down on the app’s preview.
4. Hold for about 1-2 seconds until the previews start to jiggle, and a red circle with a minus sign appears on each one.
5. Tap the red circle with the minus sign on each app’s preview to force-close them.
6. Keep force-closing the apps until all remain closed.
Method 3: The Quick Close Method.
This method works as follows:
1. Unlock your iPhone and go to the home screen.
2. Press the power button once to display the "Slide to power off" screen.
3. Don’t slide it off yet; instead, press the home button and hold it for 5-6 seconds.
4. This method will immediately close all the apps that are currently running in the background.
Why Can’t I Use Siri to Close All the Apps?
Unfortunately, Siri does not have any in-built function to close all apps on your iPhone. However, you can use one of the above methods to achieve this.
Suggestions
When closing all your iPhone apps, keep in mind that some apps may require background processing to complete tasks like downloading, uploading, or syncing. Therefore, it’s essential to consider the type of application you’re trying to close before doing so.
FAQs
Q: Will force closing my apps affect my iPhone’s battery?
A: No, force closing the apps will not affect your iPhone’s battery life. However, force-closing may increase battery usage in rare cases because the iPhone may need to load the applications again, which uses more power.
Q: Will closing all my apps speed up my iPhone?
A: Closing your apps is unlikely to speed up your iPhone unless you have many apps running in the background that use a lot of resources.
Q: What apps should I not force-close?
A: It’s recommended that you don’t force-close apps that require background processing. These include music streaming apps, navigation apps, and other similar apps.
Q: Is there an easier way to close all my apps than the Swipe up and force-close methods?
A: Unfortunately, no. You need to swipe up or force-close each app that you want to close. Apple has not provided any one-click method to close all apps on your iPhone.
Q: Will force-closing apps delete my data?
A: No, force-closing an app won’t delete any data that the app has saved on your iPhone.
Conclusion
Closing all your apps is simple, but it’s essential to understand the potential impacts of doing so. You should only close apps that you’re no longer using or ones that are causing problems. Additionally, it’s good to try a restart while closing all apps to help reduce battery usage, and improve performance.
