> On its discussions forum, Apple explains: "When your recently used apps appear, the apps aren’t open, but they're in standby mode to help you navigate and mul

> On its discussions forum, Apple explains: "When your recently used apps appear, the apps aren’t open, but they're in standby mode to help you navigate and multitask." I did not believe this so I went investigating. I'm assuming they are referring this forum post made by an community member: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13491 https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13491 It cites 3 sources with one I trust which is a blog post by John Gruber: https://daringfireball.net/2017/07/you_should_not_force_quit_apps https://daringfireball.net/2017/07/you_should_not_force_quit... And John sites an email from Craig Federighi: https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/force-quitting-apps-doesnt-help-battery/ https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/force-quitting-apps-doe... That email is dated 2016ish and the article is from 2017. Since iOS 11, apps now have access to a more comprehensive BackgroundTasks framework. I've noticed apps abuse this. The best approach is to go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and disable things that should not be using it. For example, my local super market app doesn't need background app refresh.