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deiden26
07-13-2010, 09:27 AM
Are there any packages specifically for iOS4? There are a lot of things in this OS that need fixing. More specifically, is there anything I can do to stop things from automatically running in the background or at least is there a way for me to only see the apps that are actually running in the background in the app switcher?
MidianGTX
07-13-2010, 11:07 AM
Apps that run in the background should be pretty obvious, i.e. they make a noise or something. I don't think there's anything that tells you which ones do at the moment. Most don't.
deiden26
07-14-2010, 07:19 AM
Apps that run in the background should be pretty obvious, i.e. they make a noise or something. I don't think there's anything that tells you which ones do at the moment. Most don't.

Well actually, almost everything runs in the back ground at least a little bit now. With sbs settings you can see this by looking at processes. You can also use processes to kill these things running in the background and refresh the iPhone's memory, but I really don't want to have to do this every time I open a couple of random apps.
MidianGTX
07-14-2010, 08:25 PM
If you're on iOS4 with multitasking enabled, they're not using any CPU at all. They're using memory, but it's not an issue since the iPhone/iPod will automatically close the last one in the list when a new app calls for more memory.
deiden26
07-14-2010, 11:14 PM
If you're on iOS4 with multitasking enabled, they're not using any CPU at all. They're using memory, but it's not an issue since the iPhone/iPod will automatically close the last one in the list when a new app calls for more memory.

I didn't know that. Does using more memory have any influence on the battery life or speed of other processes though?
MidianGTX
07-15-2010, 12:52 PM
I didn't know that. Does using more memory have any influence on the battery life or speed of other processes though?

Memory shouldn't affect the battery at all, it's only CPU that drains it, and they're not using any. The speed of other processes might be affected if they didn't have enough memory, but as mentioned, the iPhone will close older apps to free memory as needed so it shouldn't happen.

I was confused by the multitasking at first too which is why I did the research into how it works. It's pretty clever really.
Deewin
07-15-2010, 03:10 PM
Yup, I used to be OCD about keeping my multitasking dock clean but it closes out older apps not in use when memory is needed just like Midian mentioned. Apple designed their version of "multitasking" in a way so you don't ever have to worry about battery drain or remembering to close out apps not in use :)