We received the iPhone 4 we ordered yesterday and I must say I am enjoying this fine piece of machinery and one of the things I was looking forward to utilizing the most was of course – the multitasking and boy have I used it. One thing I couldn’t figure out for the life of me was how to close all of these fine apps, even our own study app Cram, I was running and for a minute there I even stupidly assumed that you couldn’t close the apps until I opened my little iPhone 4 loving eyes.

So let me share this info already to spare you the potential speed loss your iPhone 4 may suffer in the future from tons of open apps.

To ensure you maintain great performance on your iPhone 4, make sure to close the apps you don’t need in the background. In order to do this:

1. Double tap your home button. When you double tap the home button your multitask view will appear.

2. Tap and hold the app icon you want to close, just as you would on the home screen to rearrange icons or delete an app.

3. Hold the app icon until a red “-” button appears in the left-hand corner of the icon.

4. To close the app, tap on the red button in the corner of the app you want to close.

Now your app will actually be closed and will free some of that memory on your new iPhone 4, giving you time to study using your favorite flashcard app Cram.

Hope this helps – Enjoy!

Question: iTunes is erasing my applications when I sync, what can I do?

Answer:

1. Make sure you are logged into iTunes on your computer before connecting.
2. DO NOT “Auto Sync”.
3. Connect and choose “Transfer purchased content” from the file menu.

If you ever have a question about your iPhone, iPod, or Mac related and dying to know the answer, send it our way we will be glad to help.