Iphone 11 how to see open apps

When you close an application on your iPhone, it doesn't close completely; instead, the program remains open in the background, enabling it to quickly load the next time you open it. Your iPhone contains a list of all recently used applications that you can access at any time, even while using another application. From this list, you can view all recently used applications, quickly switch to another application or fully close an application.

1. Double-tap the "Home" button to open the list of most recently used applications on your iPhone.

2. Swipe to the left and right to view the recently used applications, as only four applications display onscreen at one time.

3. Tap an application to launch it. If you are already using an application, your current application will close as the new one launches.

4. Tap and hold on an application, and tap the "-" in the corner of that app's icon to close it. Press the "Home" button to exit this mode.

5. Double-tap the "Home" button again to close the list of recently used applications.

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Along with the release of the new line of iPhone’s Apple has also updated its iOS operating system software and with that brings about many changes. They have split away the iPad OS from the iPhone OS so that they are now two different but very similar beasts.

Changes

As with any new version of iOS then there a few fundamental changes that will make all the difference, and this is particularly true on the iPhone 11. This iPhone doesn’t have a hardware home button, so everything is now done with swipes and gestures so this will take a little bit of getting used to. The trade-off is that you now have more room dedicated to the display, meaning that there is more to see on this 6.1-inch beauty.

Why Do I Need to Close Apps?

If you have been using your phone for quite a while, then no doubt you will have a large number of applications running in the background on your device that you probably haven’t realised. Each of these applications takes up a small amount of room in the handset’s memory, and they also add a little bit to the battery drain on the device. Though OS does a good job of managing open applications and keeping everything to a minimum it can sometimes be good to have a clear-out and free everything up.

Stuck Apps

Closing applications is also particularly useful if an app you are using crashes or just hangs while it is in use. This means that you can’t do anything inside the app, and if you click the app icon again it just takes you back to where you were. This is where a force close of an app can help. Because it may surprise you to know that turning the phone off and on again doesn’t necessarily close all the apps. They will be left running in the background once it restarts.

How to Close?

As mentioned, the iPhone 11 uses gestures to accomplish most things and this includes the closing of apps. To do it, you just need to be inside any app that is currently running. Then hold your finger on the bottom of the screen and moving it upwards will ‘undock’ the app from the screen, and you will be able to see all of the apps that are currently running. This is the quick app switch screen. Clicking on any app will take you straight to it.

Stopping Apps

From the quick app switch screen, you simply swipe away any app that you want to close, and once it is gone from the screen it is stopped. Clicking the icon with then relaunch the app from the start. One thing to bear in mind is when it comes to safari then all of your browser tabs are treated as one. So, if you reopen safari you will get back all of the tabs you had open last time. If you want to get rid of a particular tab you need to go into safari and click the little x icon to close that tab first.

If security is important to you, you'll want to think about installing Apple's iOS 15.7.1 update right away.

The iOS 15.7.1 update has 17 security patches on board. They are essential if you want to keep your device and its data safe from harm. 

As for older updates, iOS 15.7 brought 11 security patches to iPhone. If you want a look at the details, head over to Apple's security site for more information.

If you missed iOS 15.6.1, it had two security patches on board which . You can read more about the pair on Apple's website.

If you missed Apple's iOS 15.6 update, it had 30+ security upgrades on board. You can learn more about them right here.

If you missed iOS 15.5 it brought 27 new security patches to the iPhone. You can learn more about these patches over on Apple's security site.

If you missed iOS 15.4.1, it had one new security patch on board. You can read more about it over on Apple's website. 

If you missed the iOS 15.4 update, it had a whopping 36 new security patches on board. If you want to learn more about these patches, head on over to Apple's security site for the particulars. 

If you missed iOS 15.3.1, it had one security patch on board. For more about it, head over to Apple's security page. 

If you missed iOS 15.3, you'll also get its patches with your upgrade. iOS 15.3 brought 10 new security patches to iPhone users. If you're interested in the details, you can read more about them right here.

If you missed iOS 15.2.1, you'll get its security patch with your upgrade. You can learn more about the change over on Apple's website. 

If you missed Apple's iOS 15.2 update, you'll get its 30+ security patches with your upgrade. You can read all about them over on the company's security site. 

iOS 15.2 also included some important upgrades to privacy. The software brought the company's App Privacy Report to Settings. This lets you see how often your apps have accessed your location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts and more during the last seven days. You can also see their network activity. 

In addition, iOS 15.2 brought Apple's communication safety features for kids. You'll find these features in the Messages app, in Siri, in Spotlight, and in Search. 

If you missed iOS 15.1, iOS 15.7.1 will bring its security patches to your iPhone. You can read more about them on Apple's website. 

If you missed iOS 15.0.2 you'll also get its security patch with your upgrade. You can learn more about it right here.

iOS 15.0 also brought numerous security patches to your iPhone. If you'll be moving up from iOS 14 and you're interested in the exact nature of these improvements, you can read about them over on Apple's security website.

Apple's updated its website with new information about iOS 15's batch of security patches. The company now says the software patched up an issue that could have exposed a user's private Apple ID information and in-app search history. It also says iOS 15 patched up an issue that allowed apps to override Privacy preferences.

If you skipped iOS 14.8 or any older versions of iOS, you'll get the security patches from those updates with your iOS 15.7 update as well. 

In addition to those patches, iOS 15 comes with some security and privacy upgrades including improvements to Siri. Requests made to Siri are now processed on the device itself using Neural Engine. This makes it more secure. 

If you're an Apple Card user, you'll now get a security code that changes regularly to use when you make online transactions. 

Apple's also included a built-in authenticator that's similar to Google Authenticator. This will let you generate verification codes for enhanced sign-in security under your Passwords.

There's also a Mail feature that hides your IP address. 

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