10 things you need to STOP doing on your iPhone!

[@snyperf1]

Mate this video was amazing!

[@divijjawarani]

This dude looks like george russell

[@snyperf1]

@@divijjawarani EXACTLY BRO!!!!!!!

[@isabell2274]

@@divijjawarani But with a shirt on!

[@cutecutekid]

As an iOS app developer, I wholeheartedly recommend you to close your app every now and then. Not because it can help speeding up your phone or something, but rather it helps to reduce the problems and errors you might run into. Starting an app from scratch runs a different set of steps than returning from background as well as clearing out a lot of "saved stuff". And more often than not, the developers will pay more attention to starting from scratch than from background. That's why there is the famous line: "Hello IT, have you tried turning it off and on again?"

[@Marcus-jt2ff]

Also an iOS dev and I close my apps constantly. Phones are so fast these days. The load time on opening an app is negligible

[@wandacarpenter9990]

I don’t know how to cut it off 5:49

[@wandacarpenter9990]

8:08 ​@@Marcus-jt2ff

[@los-one]

I really appreciate an app developer chiming in on this topic. 🙏🏽. Thank you

[@alif__]

Agree

[@mikeward1701]

There's a simple and practical reason to close applications when you no longer need them; it prevents the multitasking carousel from getting cluttered up and having to swipe through dozens of apps.

[@artfartzy]

I agree, and I know some of them use battery life when running in the background, specially apps like Instagram. And swiping closing them when finish doesnt take that much battery unless you have an app you use a lot.

[@waltonks8172]

The thing is that I never go to multitask view just to open an app. Just use spotlight. The only time I use multitask view is when an app is frozen and I need to restart that app.

[@karanbhatt9320]

I have used android for 12 year and I am addicted to closing down the apps. In Android it's hard to get going with too many apps opened. I have used max 200$ phone up until now. Will get iPhone 13 in 2 days let's see how ot goes

[@DeRock401]

That’s not multitasking lol

[@arodOTG]

@@artfartzy I would suggest searching for the setting Background App Refresh

[@bobcohen629]

Mike thank you so much I am an 82 year old novice every time I watch one of your videos I getting more and more knowledge on how to use my iPhone and with this new mama knowledge it makes the phone that much more valuable thank you so much please keep up the good work

[@rsh4rk]

Hey don’t message this this is a bot and a scammer trying to get details from you

[@smf53]

@@rsh4rk How is he a scammer and a bot? He’s just sharing his opinion.

[@grim1044]

@@smf53 probably wrong comment

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

@@smf53 the scammers reply was probably deleted

[@andrewbryant4259]

A phenomenal feature I just discovered is Guided Access. I have an 18 month old who loves Frozen. Problem is she can’t help touching the screen on long car trips which inevitably takes her off the movie and she cries. Guided access essentially disables the screen, sound buttons, and lock button so that she can’t ruin her own day

[@nasseralsharif]

And it's also a privacy feature, when you have to handle your iPhone to someone that you have trust issues with him. Just lock the app that he needs, and rest assured. I learned this trick from EverythingApplePro yt channel back in the day

[@Packerm87]

0:23 you still wanna close down apps like GPS, for example Waze, it will continue to use your location even in the background and will use up resources and battery. Everything else are very good points.

[@grim1044]

@Carl Gunderson idk its probably not nearly as much. I mostly close the apps because i would get distracted and procrastinate even more

[@pressrepeat2000]

As many others on here, I think closing apps is really useful. They often use data in the background and stay active in the background too, using a small bit of CPU power. So closing them once per day is pretty useful. But not after every use, sure, that’s overkill.

[@dannybrnhardtson4891]

No it isn’t. There is no cpu usage.

[@jw1629]

Yes there is

[@BrunskitANM]

Yes i tried it in my iPad which btw was completely new at that time and after 2 to 3 days there was a significant drop in performance

[@Marcus-jt2ff]

iOS dev here. Backgrounded apps absolutely run tasks in the background (depending on the app). Also, starting an app from the background vs starting anew runs completely different functions in the App Delegate and Scene delegate files. A lot of house keeping is often contained in these functions and leaving your apps open all the time can cause issues.

[@BrunskitANM]

@@Marcus-jt2ff I had a doubt is this applicable in only iOS or iPadOS too

[@perfectopubg7320]

First tips is very useful, wow! I just found out about it today because I’ve been using android for a long time but now I upgraded to 13. Thanks from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@99sparso]

You do not need to set your location on the weather app if you rarely leave town. Turn it off and change your widget to your hometown. This way the weather app won’t constantly be updating via your device’s location.

[@SaltAndVi]

This is a good tip.

[@wake2skate1]

Depending on your definition of town, where I live on the West Coast we have the greater Victoria Region made up of numerous municipalities and the weather can be clear and sunny in one, drive 15-30min and it could be windy, overcast and hailing then 5 min later in time will have totally changed.

[@charlomand3r]

there's also an option to switch to "while using the app and widget"

[@truthkl]

First off I appreciate the lack of the intro story about how your dog sits on the couch and watch tv etc. You went right into the important stuff. I’m a new iPhone user and I’ve learned 7 outta 10 things in this video

[@rorinotengo173]

You also don't need to go to the app carousel in order to switch to the last app you were on. A quick swipe left or right at the bottom of the screen quickly switches your apps.

[@sealava]

great video as always, just a thought : at 4:30 i wouldn't suggest to anyone to remove the case when it's hot, especially if they are out, that would put them at high risk of the phone slipping and that would be a bigger problem IMO 😢. at 6:00 upgrading the camera to 4k 60 is good if you're watching your content on tv or screen that supports 4k. unfortunately i found out that most people tend to watch their videos on phones which doesn't support 4k. so imo i think 1080p 60 is the way to go to save space. thanks as always.😊

[@MrNobleTV]

Good Point 😎👍

[@ryanw8664]

Respectfully, I think it’s a mistake not to use the highest quality video recording setting, even if your phone isn’t 4K. Especially with irreplaceable memories, you will want to be able to watch them in the best quality possible 20 years from now. You’ll never be able to recreate that video of your kids when they’re five years old.

[@sealava]

@@ryanw8664 indeed. but hopefully by that time in the future, upscale technology would be soo good to upscale my video's to 4k or even 8k 😂😂.

[@ryanw8664]

@@sealava 24k is the only way to roll 😆

[@busterboy7507]

You've just spent a shed load of money that can do so much more than previous phones. Put everything on max and enjoy.

[@charlesebyjr2925]

I’m trying these recommendations on my new 14 pro max, appreciate it😊

[@mechellelech9601]

I’m new to iPhone and just got the 14 Pro Max. Thank you so much for these tips!

[@namanrocks13]

Heating while charging is not an issue anymore as in ios16 charging will be on hold if the temperature of ur phone is more even if it is connected to power source.

[@casvandijk03]

I agree with everything you said here, however your last point was to reboot at least once a week... I only reboot when I feel my phone is getting slow or when there's a software bug/glitch, else it's not necessary since in standby mode iPhone does a lot of maintenance to for instance cache files.

[@mohilgorecha]

damn, how did you lone that?\

[@casvandijk03]

@@mohilgorecha lone?

[@SR-nf8cq]

Your videos are super helpful Grt work bud Cmg from android to Ios.. ur videos helped me a lot

[@petteGo]

Thank you so much for this buddy! iPhone is expensive and I bought this 1 month now, i want to take care of this and use it properly so that my iPhone 14pro max will perform well and use it for more years to come. I learned something for my phone, thanks alot. God blessyou and to your Channel. See yeah for the next interesting videos. 😊😊

[@littlebigcomrade]

I think the real reason people close all the apps is because it’s like peeling a scab or scratching an itch, you shouldn’t do it but it’s very satsifying.

[@sansin6250]

Closing an app immediately after use feels as necessary to me, as zipping my pants immediately after taking a piss. Just like I don't stay unzipped just because I gotta take a piss again soon, I don't let the app run the background just because I might use it again soon.

[@sanketdoshi9974]

Learned a lot especially Camera settings, application closing and opening, Siri one too Thank you mate. I love Iphone key board typing experience.

[@R0CB0TT0M]

Good information! Also, if you use AssistiveTouch, it can be set up to lock your iPhone with a double tap. Much easier to lock with one hand.

[@markwilkins9048]

Interesting video, but somewhat contradictory. If you give an app access to your location "While Using App" and then leave that app running in the background (as suggested in tip #1) then that app will constantly track your location, as long as it is running in the background. Do that with 4, 5 plus apps and it will deplete your battery much faster than closing all those apps and reopening when needed. Not too mention, do you really want Twitter, FB, etc... tracking your movements 24/7?

[@m1ll1on4r3]

iOS kills Apps in the Background using GPS after couple minutes in idle

[@HarlemLightsMD]

Subscribed! Love your videos!

[@titans2720]

biggest tips from this video i found were battery overheating and restarting your phone, lotta people don't realize these things damage the phone more than anything else (maybe aside from dropping it lol) i used a cheap non certified cable with my 11 and after 3 years the battery health was at 71%, felt like i was constantly at 20% battery all day. and also restarting computers in general, some work computers and phones don't get reset for months and months my old job would call in a tech just to restart the computers so the registers wouldn't be so slow lol eventually i just told them how to fix it themselves and they would get mad at me for making them do more work because they took like 10 min to turn on.

[@tanvirsingh4086]

Brilliant, Authentic. All valuable, necessary and important information given in an easy way. No click bait. You have gained a subscriber, Thx for an excellent video.

[@christianlopez4569]

Thank you!!!! I always closed all safari tabs individually without knowing we could close them all at the same time.

[@enterprisecreations1492]

And what do you recommend when within battery in settings you see multiple apps using background for hours?? Some Apps in the background will continue to consume battery and should be closed. Tip number one is a suggestion, and should not be taken as the end all.

[@curiouslyme524]

Thank you! Very helpful for a new iPhone user!

[@praharshshinde624]

Thankyou for this video. I really needed this because before this I was making a few of the same mistakes you covered here.

[@everythingtaken19]

You activated my HomePod mini while I was dozing off. She started telling me what the weather was going to be etc… I was so confused 🤣🤣🤣

[@elchamber]

I close apps cause it’s easier than to pause the media I can hear in the background. Also, it just refreshes like I just opened the app for the first time. Some apps stay where they were the last time you where there. But sometimes it relaunches itself.

[@artfartzy]

Yes they dont always update, so close them when done and next time you open they will refresh so is better.

[@Mistygio]

To stop audio, open control center and click pause. It’s much easier than going into the app switcher and finding which app is playing audio.

[@artfartzy]

@@Mistygio There is no such thing in control center to stop audio from a random app.

[@elchamber]

@@Mistygio it’s almost literally they same thing. Swipe up and swipe up again to close. Versus swiping up and then press pause on the control panel. They both require two actions.

[@kelRGo]

Aren’t you closing the application because of tracking while open?

[@dazjames862]

Will always close my apps not in use… having them run in the background destroys the battery. Huge difference between having them open or closed!

[@mjsabie8517]

You do you but you are 100% wrong

[@dazjames862]

@@mjsabie8517 no I’m right… dunno what to tell you other than it kills my battery!!! Accept it and move on

[@Mistygio]

Placebo. Ever heard that word? Because what you’re doing is actually draining your battery and somehow thinking that it’s extending your battery lol. I’ve done my own testing. One day I killed my apps throughout the day and the next day I left my apps open throughout the day. There was a big difference in battery.

[@dazjames862]

@@Mistygio so you think I should do what you do? My battery is finally lasting, but you’re telling me what works for me??? Lmao ok

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

Wonderful tips! I'm brand new to the Apple world and these tips are very helpful. TFS

[@ExNihlo]

Fantastic video!!! Thank you so much for this awesome information.

[@KyleReich]

Very nice concise and straight-to-the-point video. Thank you, and keep up the great work.

[@Nightflyer720]

The multitask view may be functional for saving battery (which is probably a negligible savings anyway), but it looks like a cluttered mess, and it’s also invasive - I don’t want a visual history of the last 30 things I’ve done on my phone. Furthermore, Apple should have a “close all” function for the multitask view. My phone cost $1200. If I want to waste my battery however I see fit, I think that should be my business.

[@ooohlaa13]

really helpful, my use of iPhone not very sophisticated but this was good to know, thanx

[@tomevans5201]

Never owned an iPhone before. Found this really nifty! Thank you

[@Federerfan22]

Great video and you have a crystal clear voice.

[@annbegin5110]

Very helpful and clear tips! Thank you

[@Bugle25]

I needed that camera control shortcut!! Thanks

[@Bugle25]

@@Michael.Barlow Indeed!! I've dropped my phone few times trying to reach the top of the screen one handed.

[@saragee66]

Thank you for all these useful tips!!!!!!

[@HiMyNameIsKiela]

I’d recommend EQ into late night for music as I can see you have a great taste and that EQ sound much better than default.

[@yohaneswilliam9443]

i partially disagree with the first one, because the point being of multitasking is that you can switch between apps easily, you will find hard time to multitask with crowded apps that you rarely use dumping on the list, use multitask just like what you do on desktop, minimize it when still in use, and close it when no longer in use

[@Pablo.Albino]

iPhone does not have real multitasking like the Galaxies, for example.

[@yohaneswilliam9443]

@@Pablo.Albino so?

[@aylalampang6732]

@@Pablo.Albino Exactly. I don’t understand why it’s called multitasking, it’s just switching between apps it doesn’t even do that very well.

[@akhilaugustine6769]

He makes it looks so easy getting to the different app settings- New iPhone user

[@jessejorge]

The swipe up gesture in the camera app worth the like. Tks

[@wynzavian2000]

So I think the Hey Siri pause is to make sure she hears you. A lot of times when you have spotty internet or multiple devices it disable one for the other. For example if you have multiple home pods, iPhone, Apple Watch and laptop. They will all hear you based on your connection & distance but only one device will respond. This way you don’t have multiple devices responding all at one time. Siri is disabled on devices thats further away. I can also say Hey siri in front of my iPhone and Apple Watch but home pods get higher priority.

[@navneethprabha]

Just the right amount of tips

[@navneethprabha]

Thanks a lot. How do I do that?

[@AlexVassiosOfficial]

I'm so bad at the first one. I just automatically go and clear an app out when I'm done using it without thinking. That's the old Android user in me when I used phones with poor memory/management and had to keep it clear all the time if I could

[@saul_goodman15]

Same !!! I just switched to an iphone 3 days ago and i always close apps without me noticing

[@PuffParka420]

Good video, I'm very familiar very into the iPhone and I actually do everything mentioned in this video so I didn't learn anything but it was still a good watch

[@harjot1417]

Great to watch idb videos again

[@animated_drew]

Thanks! I’ve learned a ton from this ❤

[@liznguli8249]

it works perfectly! Thanks buddy

[@navixaxa5023]

I have the 13 Pro Max and S22 Ultra. This notion that not closing your apps somehow makes stuff slow is not true. That is per my experience. My phones and apps run faster when everything's closed. Apps launch quickly than refreshing when re-opened. My two cents.

[@RealHello]

PRO TIIP: Save the life of the physical buttons by minimising the usage of em'. Get the assistive touch runnin and this can prettymuch do anythin or more than that the power button can do. Use the swipe down action from the top right corner to control the volume settings.

[@Crvowner2022]

I’ve had issues with keeping the apps running in the background trying to use other apps because it was using the processing power and my cellular data/Wi-Fi.., another reason I close them out is if I do keep apps running and open it back up it still tries to refresh even if I leave it running so I close them out because it refreshes the whole app. So no it doesn’t make it better with running it in the background.

[@Resist4]

It was my understanding that cables that don't have an MFI chip, won't work with an iPhone. As far as location services on always for the Weather app, why not just have it set to while using, instead of always?

[@Player_D]

I believe he uses that app the way I do: I look at my lock screen for the weather without picking up the phone, so I'm not "using" it as far as the phone can detect.

[@danixxyhorvath5910]

I Personally When I charge my phone I put a bottle of cold water on top of it to make sure it won’t get got ( not ice cold, just cold ) I’ve been doing this for more then a year and it helped me keep my iPhone 13 Pro Max battery at 97% after a whole year of usage. Also it’s way batter if you can place your phone on a fan if you have it while charging. It charges also faster because it won’t overheat.

[@michaelthapa4913]

Niiccceeee

[@jimw7916]

just charge it normally like everyone else! ................. and when the batt dies ....buy a new batt!........... why treat a phone like its a human baby?

[@DawnOldham]

Congratulations on making it to 407+ subscribers!!

[@adarisudheer452]

Can we keep the applications in background overnight also? Or we need to clear at end of the day?

[@imaggarwal]

for weather on home screen . you can add you home location to weather app and in widget you can change widget settings to that location and always allow location is no more required for weather app also😊 3:07

[@brandonsmith1198]

I really enjoyed everything about how to save your battery life and I think I will try it. I always make my iPhone turn off and I will get how to learn it. iPhone for dummies if I ever find one.

[@DaveGeaux]

Thanks for the video! Could you pls provide a link for that wallpaper?

[@moatazghonaim5326]

The video is so much good and was so useful for me! Thank you

[@lasmaa0220]

Thank you for nice video. About closing apps - dealer in iPhone store long long time ago said that with oppened many apps is the reason why my akku was soo fast empty! After this I closing them which helps me without problems keep my iPhone akku full enough enter day and not only! Sure I understand people who using the same app many times per day but this is not my case!

[@TheHadouJHyrule]

LOL! Your first “Hey Siri” literally triggered mine. 🤣🤣🤣 Glad you told me to stop doing that.

[@gabel_]

0:40 but make sure to not abuse of this! When you have too much appications in the app switcher, the “system data” of your iPhone fill a huge part of your storage. So, delete the app in the app switcher when you’re sure that you’ll not using it in a time

[@abscondet]

Appreciate your efforts, Michael!

[@dereckabackus8281]

Widgets and background refresh being on will drain your battery.

[@zombiegoatwheels]

Great, all crystal clear to follow, thank you!

[@QUADBOYification]

Apple should stop "unsigning" all previous final versions of iOS, that way you can go back to 14.8.1 or 13.x.x and even 12.x.x

[@jimw7916]

Apple should allow people to actually do what they want their phones to do.................. like android ones do!

[@10293]

@@jimw7916Meh, the most I’ve seen most Android (specifically Samsung) users do is change the font style

[@julia_btfl]

Gosh the camera swipe up gesture, it's so simple but useful for someone with small hands

[@taliusdike]

Amazing tips. Thanks for sharing.

[@DaveyLikesCinema]

Theoretically, yes, but not all apps behave equally (either from design or by glitch/bug) in regards to them going into a power-saving state. If there’s an app that doesn’t do it, it will drain your battery. The better mindset is to just close any app you don’t plan to immediately come back to, to cut that load to prevent that chance.

[@JSMusicOfficial]

Just turn off background activity in settings for the apps u don’t want it on, i turn that off for everything besides texting apps so i know when someone texts me, besides that u don’t need all the apps have background activity on wich will save alot of battery.

[@kozark875491]

What background pic do you use bro? Its amazing...

[@CityWalks_Estelle]

Tysm for sharing your information its very helpful 😊

[@jalenfarley9627]

Thank you so much for this video

[@chriswolf7169]

Thanks for the tips guilty of a few and nice to kno. The Apple Music tip was a time saver as well thanks again😎👊👊🤘

[@qjc21]

Thank you Michael.

[@neilkirk2003]

AAAAA+ advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, iDB!

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Sometimes apps malfunction so you have to force close them and apps such as ‘Shazam’ and ‘News’ use up lots of battery even when you’re not using them. So should I be letting them use the excessive battery in the background or close them?

[@soy.juancho]

Part II please Michael

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

TY for the tips!! I believe You can also clear out the cache if you open the Camera app and close it

[@BLAngel1]

11. Stop using your iPhone without a case. I’ve seen too many people walking around with no case and cracked screens. I’ve been an iPhone user since 3Gs, drop it all the time, not one crack.

[@Chrischos]

How about not dropping your phone ?

[@shinefake48]

0:50 i did find that to be true, unless is an app that u check once a day or something, do not kill it everytime, otherwise if u just kill it and opens it 2 mins later, you are just eating up ur batteries

[@raposothegoat]

very good taste for music man

[@erictangney8125]

Great video. Thanks for the tips.

[@theunknown_747]

Hi, does keeping the toggle on for Always listen to Hey Siri drain your battery? If you use Siri just a couple of times a day and not all the time.

[@craigdaly5111]

Useful tips again thank you for the post 🙏

[@City_Cichlids]

If you’re ever in a pinch and need a charger but don’t want to buy one, go to a hotel and tell them you forgot yours and they’ll give you one free. People tend to leave chargers and hotels often have tons of them!

[@cashbbrown6067]

Actually great advice bro 👌🏽

[@busterboy7507]

Nice one. I'm gonna go to a hotel down the road and get a charger before I buy the phone.

[@aberrantstyle]

@@busterboy7507 😀😀😀

[@Draco_Gamer5]

It will not work in India 😅

[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

r/QuestionableLifeProHacks

[@neshas.4774]

Thank you so much! 📱✨

[@MrNobleTV]

Enjoyed Watching..Great Video.. Bro 😎 Thanks For the Tips 🤩👍💯

[@TomBTerrific]

I have an IPhone 13. Apple does not give cable and charger’s anymore. How can you tell if cable is MFI? I found the rest of your video helpful as I was clearing things off as I mistakenly thought they were slowing things down . Nice job. I still hit the like even though you surpassed 400k

[@idfkidfc5451]

They do give you a cable though. My 14pm came with a cable

[@iphone14freecheckaboutpage69]

1:45 was a good part. I like his editing keeps me watching honestly.

[@danielleybelly411]

Thanks for the tips! :)

[@exwhyz33]

Great video, Thanks

[@SolVermelho91]

08:06 Many people probably know this already but I just learned that you can ask Siri to restart your phone. Pretty convenient.

[@tom_4615]

Oh shit you bring up the hard rock heavy metal playlist with no warning!? I didn’t expect a soad mention or all nightmare long 🤘

[@courageagbemafo2252]

How best or often do you recommend I charge my Iphone??