Apple users seem unanimously convinced that closing background apps is a good habit, but it’s more likely a waste of time.
Perhaps this mythical ritual of iPhone maintenance will save battery, make your phone run faster, or stop social media companies from tracking you.
While it’s not crazy to think so, it’s simply a lie we’ve all been living. Closing background apps does nothing because those apps aren’t actually running!
In 2016, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, confirmed that closing your background apps does nothing for your battery life! Since the apps are not actively running they do not slow your phone down.
On a technical level, most of your background apps are essentially frozen, and your system just displays a screenshot of them for consistency.
In terms of privacy, force-closing apps do nothing to stop companies from tracking you! Contrary to popular belief, apps can still track you even if you force quit them.