So, we all know the feeling when we feel the urge to close all the apps that are running in the background in order to save some battery life or boost the overall performance of the device. I do it pretty often and always happen to wonder, is it helpful by any means for the device, or it doesn’t really matter and does not affect both things that I’ve mentioned above.
In fact, it turned out not only that it is not helpful, but not healthy for the device at all. This news surprised me, as I was actually expecting a different kind of answer – the opposite. All my life I thought that it is not good for the device to have apps opened up in the multitasking bar, but it looks like I’ve been mistaken. In this article, I’ll tell you why exactly is it bad for your iPhone.
Why is it bad for your device?
Well, Apple answered a long time ago to this question and the interesting part is, that they state you should use the “kill app” feature only if the apps are unresponsive. When you minimize them and close, it means that they are theoretically turned off, but just ready to use. If you close the whole app you’ll definitely spend more battery on its opening, rather than leaving it in the background multitask section.
A guy who’s been working on software development for Apple since years, says that we shouldn’t close apps as the operating system has been designed in order to manage the apps running in the back with ease, so no further involvement is required.
What to do to save battery life?
What can you do, so to save some battery life, except cleaning those already “switched off but ready for work” apps? If I were you, I would’ve switched off my data sharing when not using the internet. This simple task will save you tons of battery and will be a good practice for you. When you switch off data sharing, you wouldn’t check your facebook any 3 minutes, which will kind of distract you from those fake social media.
Another thing you can do is to carry a power supply bank so you can charge your device anywhere at all times. This will ensure that you will never have to search for public outlets. After all, remember that apps that are running in the background have been switched off 10 seconds after being minimized, which means that after those 10 seconds you’ll no longer drain the battery with unneeded background usage.
