Thanks Ronni, all sorted. Regards
Pete > On 1 Nov 2013, at 4:09 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > He hee Peter, > > The Apps don't "jiggle" in iOS 7 > Double Tap the home button to bring up the fullscreen app switcher, which > provides a screenshot of each running app in a sideways-scrolling carousel. > To Close an app, simple swipe the app's screenshot UP & OFF the screen. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > >> On 1 Nov 2013, at 4:00 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, I have been following this one and aware of the apps running in the >> background and their effect on power usage. I too have recently done the ios >> 7.0.3 update and have wondered how to shut down apps. >> >> I know the method in ios 6 - double click Home, then swipe along the bottom >> presented app icons, then hold till they jiggle, then hit "x' to shut them >> down. In iOS 7, it doesn't behave quite the same, maybe something I am not >> doing. When I double click Home, the apps running, present themselves along >> the bottom, and the app window shows above too, but holding on the app >> doesn't take it into "jiggle" mode. I'm certain there's a simple answer. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Pete >> >>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 3:47 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You're welcome Severin, >>> >>> Yes, sleep still uses some battery, shutdown uses none. >>> My iPad & iPhone though are never shutdown, always just sleep, so do my >>> computers. >>> >>> It is a good idea to shut apps down when not using them as apps running in >>> the background can wreak havoc on battery life. There are some apps that do >>> background tasks which will drain the battery. >>> >>> Example, it's great to let google maps run in the background but if you're >>> not using google maps and it is running you may be wasting power. >>> Any Stock Market app downloading the latest stock prices, or a weather app >>> downloading latest weather or other apps processing or sending out data, or >>> tracking your location while its not in the foreground. >>> >>> Best to turn anything you are not using off, but still be able to use your >>> iDevice to your satisfaction. If you want to have everything on, just >>> remember to plug it into power every time an opportunity arises ;-)) >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 3:16 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Many thanks, Ronni! Most of what you suggested I a had already done, to >>>> no avail. The one thing fresh was getting rid of ALL the running apps and >>>> there was a stack of them! That would seem to be a sensible bit of daily >>>> maintenance. Sleep is obviously very different from ShutDown. >>>> Will keep a close watch but I think a big tick for problem solved is in >>>> order. >>>> Best wishes and thanks again >>>> Severin >>>> >>>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 11:35 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Severin, >>>>> >>>>> Turn off what you're not using: >>>>> >>>>> Anything running on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad uses up the battery. >>>>> Turn off Background app and content refresh: Don't waste power >>>>> downloading things when you don't explicitly need to. >>>>> Settings, General, Background App Refresh shows you everything you can >>>>> turn off. >>>>> >>>>> Also go to Settings, iTunes & App Store and turn off Automatic Downloads. >>>>> >>>>> Turn off Location Services. Go to Settings, Privacy, Location Services, >>>>> and turn off any app and system service you really don't need >>>>> tracking or using your location. >>>>> >>>>> Quit power hungry apps. Double-click the Home Button to activate the >>>>> multitasking view and quit, hold your finger down on power >>>>> hungry apps, swipe the app’s screenshot up and off the screen. >>>>> This is key for apps like VoIP (like Skype), streaming audio (like >>>>> Pandora), or navigation (like TomTom). >>>>> Anything running all the time will drain battery. That's how batteries >>>>> work. >>>>> >>>>> Set Auto-Lock to 1 minute >>>>> Turn down the screen brightness >>>>> Turn off Bluetooth when not using it >>>>> Turn off Wi-Fi when not using it >>>>> Set all email, calendar, and contacts accounts to "Fetch" (turn off Push) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>>> >>>>> OS X 10.9 Mavericks >>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 10:44 am, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I updated to iOS7 on my iPad mini some days ago, a smooth process and I >>>>>> am happy with the result, like all changes they take a bit of getting >>>>>> used to but in the end the benefits are well worth it. When the >>>>>> iOS7.0.3 update showed I went ahead with that and again all seemed fine. >>>>>> Next time I went to the iPad after some hours with it asleep, i.e. the >>>>>> cover closed, all I got was the flat battery symbol, quite unexpected. >>>>>> Recharged and all working fine. Quite a few comments on the internet on >>>>>> heavy drain with iOS7 so I went through and disabled everything in sight >>>>>> while still retaining basic functionality. While asleep the battery >>>>>> discharge remained at 10% per hour though it ceased when iPad shut down. >>>>>> Switching off Carrier/Automatic then selecting Telstra implicitly >>>>>> (vodafone AU and YES OPTUS) also appear in the list seems to have cured >>>>>> it for the moment. I will obviously watch carefully and run on minimum >>>>>> options before selecting back the ones I would like to have. >>>>>> I am in quite unfamiliar territory, would you believe I do not have a >>>>>> mobile phone! I believe I have a 3G SIM installed, from memory, but see >>>>>> 4G as an option to use for faster transfer. Normally I use WiFi but the >>>>>> other is useful first thing in the morning before other things power up >>>>>> and when away from home for whatever. >>>>>> Informed comment/advice would be most welcome! >>>>>> Severin Crisp >>>>>> ____________________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >>>>>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >>>>>> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>>>>> mail to: [email protected] >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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