Ever since iOS 7, you've been able to open the app switching interface on your iPhone or iPad and swipe up on an app in order to force it to close completely. Now, with the arrival of iOS 11, that process has changed, but only slightly thanks to the addition of a new option. Double click the Home button to bring up the fast app switcher. Navigate to the app screen you want to quit. Swipe up on the app card you wish to shut down by flicking it up and off the screen. Press firmly on the left edge of your iPhone's display. Move that same finger toward the center of the screen. Swipe up on the app card that you wish to force quit by flicking it up and off the screen. If your apps are working like they're supposed to, you really shouldn't force quit them. Touch your finger to the gesture area at the bottom of the screen. Swipe up and hold your finger in place for a moment until the card-like multitasking interface appears.
Tap and hold on the app you want to quit until the red circle with the "-" symbol appears in the top left corner of the app. Flick the app up. Alternatively, tap the red circle. Force quitting an app on an iPad running iOS 11 still follows the same process as before, but it looks a bit different thanks to the new multitasking layout. Find the app you want to quit in the app switcher. Swipe up on the app that you want to force quit. On an iPad running iOS 11, you can also use a gesture to help you force quit an app. While in an app, swipe up from the bottom of the screen with one finger. When the Dock appears, keep swiping to open up the app switching interface and Control Center. Find the app you want to quit in the app switcher. Swipe up on the app that you want to force quit. That's all there is to it. Now you have one more option for starting the force quitting process, and you can also access Control Center during this process if you need to.
Here’s how to invoke and use iPhone X multitasking App Switcher and then force quit (kill) apps at will on your brand new smartphone. It’s kind of an exciting learning curve finding out about the new interactions and gestures on Apple’s new iPhone X due to no Home button on the device. Below you will find information on how to access the new multitasking App Switcher as well as remove and kill apps with ease. Step 1: If you have investigated the iPhone X Home screen then you will already know that there is a new gesture bar called home indicator present at the very bottom. Perform a swipe up gesture on it. Step 2: Once you have swiped up to the middle of the display, don’t instantly take your finger off of the display as that is the gesture to go back to the Home screen. Simply give a little pause when in middle after the upward swipe gesture.
Once you master the new gesture to get into multitasking then you are likely going to want to kill some of the apps that are running in there and remove them. Yes, you guessed it, there is a new method for that too. Step 1: You will have followed the process above so you are now sitting nicely in the multitasking App Switcher interface. You can swipe left and right through the backgrounded apps until you find the one that you want to remove. Press and hold on the app card in a similar fashion to how you would with app icons to put them into edit mode. Step 2: You will notice that a new red icon appears on the app card. Tapping this icon will kill the app and remove it from the background. Remember, iOS has been built and engineered to manage its own resources and handle its own operation smoothly.
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