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Angry birds isn't actually running in the background (it's multitasking enabled). It is not wasting CPU cycles or RAM. It's basically recalling its session st
by thehigherlife 15y ago
Angry birds isn't actually running in the background (it's multitasking enabled). It is not wasting CPU cycles or RAM. It's basically recalling its session state from when you closed it, to make it look like it was running in the background. There are only certain instances when iOS has things running in the background, and these are only allowed through public API calls.
- aliston 15y agoAnd the "certain instances" when you can run things in the background are incredibly limited... You can finish network calls or set an alarm, for instance, but you can't actually run your app in the background. When Apple first announced multitasking, I was really excited, only to learn that it was more or less 4 new, very limited, API calls. IMO Apple pulled a bit of a bait and switch with the term "multitasking."