Monday, August 11, 2014

Closing down apps

Opening an app is relatively easy, touching the app icon will usually do it.  Shutting them down is a little bit more complex.  Clicking the "home" button will put the app to sleep, it will not shut it down.  Having sleeping apps is generally not problematic, but it can slow down your iPad and use up your battery life a lot faster.

To completely close down an app, double tap the home button to bring up preview windows of apps you’ve recently had open. This shows your most recently used apps, and you can swipe from right to left to view additional apps. 

To reopen one of these simply tap the preview window or the icon underneath. If you want to completely close the app, swipe the preview window towards the top and then off the screen. You can do this to some or all of the apps in your task bar.

By regularly getting into the habit of shutting down your open apps, you will be prolonging your battery life and ensuring that your iPad is running at optimum levels.

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