
In the iTunes & App Store section, find the new option labeled In-App Ratings & Reviews. Toggle this off (white) to prevent apps from popping up those review request notifications. When it’s off, you can still leave positive (or negative) reviews for apps by manually heading to the app’s page on the App Store, you’ll just never be bothered by an unsolicited pop-up notification again. It’s important to note that these steps only work for apps which follow Apple’s rules and guidelines. It’s possible, although unlikely, that an app could sneak by Apple’s review process and ask you for review requests via regular notifications (if you have those enabled). It’s also possible for the developer to use more nefarious means to bug you for reviews. Want news and tips from TekRevue delivered directly to your inbox, Sign up for the TekRevue Weekly Digest using the box below. Get tips, reviews, news, and giveaways reserved exclusively for subscribers.
Also, regardless of the reset performed, it is always good to perform a backup to iCloud or to iTunes before you Reset All Settings just in case anything goes wrong with the process. The last time I used the “Reset All Settings” trick to fix a crashing app was when my wife’s built in Maps App was crashing. There was nothing we could do. I tried steps one and two and the app kept crashing. So, I did a bunch of research and discovered that resetting all settings would often fix a crashing stock app. So, I tried it and the Maps app immediately started working again. To reset all settings, follow these steps: Back up your iOS device to iCloud or iTunes. Reset All Settings. Do not tap on Erase All Content and Settings as this will erase your entire device and restore it to original condition. You will be required to complete a two step warning process to Reset All Settings just to make sure that you really intend to do this. Once this Reset process is completed, your iPhone will reboot. You will see the default wallpaper images and all other settings will be reset to their default settings. Now try to open whatever stock app was crashing and it should work again!
In order to really close an app and remove the “suspended state” it gets into when you click the home button, you need to follow one of the following processes. The simplest way is to shut down your device and start it up again. In order to really switch off your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, you need to push and keep pressed the standby button until the screen goes black and the “swipe to shutdown” bar appears. Then, you need to swipe and wait for the device to completely turn off. To startup the device again, just press the standby button again. All apps will still be sitting in the multitasking tray as if they were running, but reality is that all processes got killed and no suspended states will be in your way until you start each app once again. This process is a very good way to make memory intensive apps responsive again (especially games) since it will also clean up the device RAM. Hit the home button once to get to the main screen. Now tap on the red badge for any of the apps you want to close. Please note: this action will not remove the app from your device. You’re just “killing” it so you can remove the “suspended state” and restart it. Tap anywhere outside the tray to close it (or, alternatively, hit the home button once — on the iPad, you can also swipe down with 4 fingers). If your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch looks “dead”, don’t panic. Just press and keep pressed the standby button AND the home button simultaneously for about 10 seconds (usually 5 seconds are enough). If you’re not in bad luck, your device will restart itself and everything will be back to normal (whew!).


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