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Apple employee shares 'mind-blowing' reason why users should never close their iPhone apps

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Published 10:22 25 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Apple employee shares 'mind-blowing' reason why users should never close their iPhone apps

This simple habit could prove to be a major mistake

Harry Boulton

Harry Boulton

One of the most common things people do on their iPhones might actually be harmful for the device, as a TikTok user has shared the mind-blowing advice given to them by an Apple employee.

It's only natural that once you're done with an app on your iPhone it gets swiped away, as that not only signals to your mind that you're done with it for the time being, but it also saves your phone resources because it's not running in the background anymore, right?

Unfortunately, what has become a regular habit for countless Apple users is actually unhealthy for your iPhone, as one TikTok user revealed after an enlightening experience at the Apple store.

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As reported by the Daily Mail, TikToker @fordylipsync went to the Apple store after experiencing an issue with his iPhone, and not only did he come away having the problem solved, but he also picked up a new piece of game-changing advice.



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"Every time you close your apps, it uses data and battery to open them up again," he revealed to his audience in the now-viral video. "How am I only just finding this out?"

It certainly goes against everything you'd expect at first, as surely your phone's battery and data are draining away with those apps still running in the background?

Thankfully - although unfortunately for your habits - Apple has already thought of that, and has made it so that all apps become effectively 'frozen' the moment you close them, consuming near-zero resources when left in the background - Apple even point it out on its own official advice page.

However, when you chose to manually close them by swiping them away, it requires more power to power them back up from the beginning. This can end up being particularly harmful for apps that you're constantly opening and closing throughout the day, so doing this with something like TikTok or Instagram can end up wiping your phone's battery.

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Continuously closing apps on your iPhone can make your battery drain far quicker (Getty Stock)
Continuously closing apps on your iPhone can make your battery drain far quicker (Getty Stock)

There are a few tricks you can use to extend your phone's battery life overall, but even the best of these tips still won't be as effective as simply not swiping away apps after you've exited from them.

Some users in the comments have shown resistance to this particular method though, citing the same argument for why they can't possibly leave their apps open.

"But my phone doesn't feel clean then," argues one comment, with another adding that "I can't STAND having them open. It's my OCD I can't cope."

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One even goes as far to point out that it "stresses me out when people have all there [sic] apps open."

There is a bit of a back and forth in the comments as to whether this actually works, but there's no better test that to try it out yourself if you're an app-swiper yourself - there's a good chance that you'll see your battery life extended if you can put up with the 'mess'.

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