- Cult of Mac Today
- Posts
- Don't quit your iPhone apps
Don't quit your iPhone apps
Debunking a myth: Here's why you shouldn't close them.
My 79-year-old mom loves her iPhone and is glued to it all day, every day. She’s constantly texting, sending pics, forwarding news stories and the like.
One day when we were getting coffee together, she launched an app to show me something. Then, when she was done, she swiped up to open the app switcher and quit the app.
When I asked why she did that, she looked at me like I was crazy. “I always quit apps when I’m done,” she said.
I looked at her phone, and sure enough, nothing was running!
My mom is not alone. A lot of people routinely quit apps on their iPhones, believing that doing so will free up memory, save battery life or make their devices run faster.
But it’s a myth! Quitting apps is actually bad for all these things — and here’s why.
Also in today’s newsletter:
I’m running the new Apple betas on all my devices — which is a knucklehead idea, I know. I do this EVERY single year despite the repeated headaches it causes me. If you are sensible, you’ll wait for the public betas, which are usually more stable. But when the darned heck are they coming out?
It’s not huge, but Amazon has the first real discount we’ve seen on the new Apple Pencil Pro.
CdkeySales continues to wow with surprisingly low prices on Microsoft software. It’s the real deal!
Twelve South’s clever ButterFly is a great two-in-one travel charger for your iPhone and Apple Watch. In our hands-on review, we give it the full five stars.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
A message from Aura Health
Two Forbes 30U30 Founders Transforming Mental Wellness
People scroll on their smartphones, they get depressed. Today, 25% of American adults are suffering from a diagnosable mental health condition.
After seeing their mother struggle with depression, Lee brothers, Forbes 30U30 winners, founded Aura, already with over 8 million users and 100K+ paying subscribers.
Aura quickly received investments from Silicon Valley’s legendary VCs as well as executives from Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, and Apple. And they’re just getting started.
For [x] more days, you can invest in Aura alongside 2000+ investors and back the future of mental wellness.
A message from CdkeySales
A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team
Tweets of the day
The OG pin collection from #WWDC 2017
— Klemens 🦆 (@klemensstrasser)
9:18 AM • Jun 21, 2024
Galaxy Buds3 Pro leaked the new case design and the actual earbud design
Ngl, I kinda like it. It looks more like Buds Pro 1st generation, but with a stem and lights on stem
Also, now, in the charging case, you will see 2 LEDs for each earbud, nice!
— Buliga Cristian - Tech Trends (@BuligaDavidCri1)
3:22 PM • Jun 20, 2024
Wallpaper of the day
One more thing ...
(Asked about his greatest creation: iPhone, iPad?) No. Apple -- the company. Because anybody can create products, but Apple keeps creating great products.
Today’s poll
Do you quit your iPhone apps? |
Results from yesterday’s poll: Does the iOS 18 Lock Screen need more buttons?
![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f8f0fb48-0e88-46ae-880b-70a877473491/Screenshot_2024-06-21_at_11.38.51_AM.png?t=1718995154)
Best reader comments
![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/5b15d044-34a2-490b-b321-fe315ff4fb5e/Screenshot_2024-06-21_at_11.36.14_AM.png?t=1718995036)
![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/00c456b8-fbdb-4cfb-9e24-dfde8a7707dd/Screenshot_2024-06-21_at_11.36.04_AM.png?t=1718995042)
Subscribe to The Weekender — Get the week's best Apple news, reviews and how-tos from Cult of Mac, every Saturday morning. Our readers say: "Thank you guys for always posting cool stuff" -- Vaughn Nevins. "Very informative" -- Kenly Xavier.
Reply