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cannot force close apps in iphone 8 ios 13.6

I can't force close apps in iPhone 8, IOS 13.6. I did a restart/reset and a hard restart/reset of iPhone, neither helped problem. How do I fix this?

iPhone 8

Posted on Aug 11, 2020 5:51 PM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2020 5:55 PM

Force close an app, what happens when you try...

  1. On an iPhone X or later, or an iPad with iOS 12 or later, or iPadOS, from the Home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause slightly in the middle of the screen. ...
  2. Swipe right or left to find the app that you want to close.
  3. Swipe up on the app's preview to close the app.


How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Aug 11, 2020 5:55 PM in response to cathielacey

Force close an app, what happens when you try...

  1. On an iPhone X or later, or an iPad with iOS 12 or later, or iPadOS, from the Home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause slightly in the middle of the screen. ...
  2. Swipe right or left to find the app that you want to close.
  3. Swipe up on the app's preview to close the app.


How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

cannot force close apps in iphone 8 ios 13.6

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