Even iOS apps occasionally misbehave ā they can crash, or freeze, or otherwise stop working. If youāre new to iOS, or just havenāt had this happen before, you may not know how to actually quit an app (as opposed to just swiping it off your screen). Hereās how to quit an app using iOS 14:
- Open the App Switcher by either swiping up from the bottom of the screen and then pausing in the middle, or (if you have a Home button) double pressing the Home button.
- Youāll see an overlapping view of all your open apps. Swipe to the right or left until you find the app you want to quit.
- Swipe up on the app.
Unfortunately, there isnāt any way to close all of your apps at once, should you wish to do so ā youāll have to simply swipe them off one at a time.
If for any reason swiping the app off doesnāt solve the problem, then shut down your phone by pressing and holding the side button and either volume button until you see sliders appear. Drag the one that says āslide to power offā to the right. (If you have an iPhone with a Home button, instead, press and hold the side or the Sleep / Wake button.)
