How to Disable Apps on iPhone, iPad and Ipod Touch

This is an article that shows you how to close apps that you have opened but no longer use on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Steps

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Unlock screen. To do this, you’ll either press the power button, then enter your passcode, or tap the Home button to enter Touch ID if needed.

Your device must be turned on and unlocked – no more padlock or screen lock icons to manage open apps.

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Double-press the Home button. It’s the round button below the device screen. All open applications will be tiled on the screen.

On iPhone X/XS/XS Max/XR, you’ll swipe up the horizontal bar and pause when you see the app switcher.

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Touch and drag the app you want to disable to the top edge of the screen. The application disappears means it has been turned off.

On iPhone X using iOS 11 or later, you need to hold down the app switcher to access shutdown mode, then tap the ⛔ button or perform an upward swipe to close each app. For iOS 12 operating system, applications on iPhone X/XS/XS Max/XR are also disabled in the above manner.
On iOS 6 or earlier, you’ll touch and hold one of the apps and tap the iPhone ⛔ button to turn it off.
Repeat the action for each app you want to close, or use 2 or 3 fingers when swiping up from the bottom to close multiple apps at once.

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Press the Home button or swipe the horizontal bar up to return to the previous screen. If the previous screen is the application that just closed, you will be taken back to the main screen.

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