From the course: iOS 13 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Force quit apps

Force quit apps

From the course: iOS 13 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Force quit apps

- [Instructor] If you ever run into an issue where a specific app you're using seems to be acting up or not working correctly, the first thing you can try is to force quit the app. We've seen this before, but you can force quit an app by swiping up from the bottom of the screen to open up the app switcher, and on older iPhones and iPads that have Home buttons, you'll double click the Home button to open up the app switcher, and then just swipe up on the app that's not working right to force it to quit. You can then return to the Home screen and try opening up the app again to see if that's fixed the issue. If the app is still giving you problems, you might want to try restarting your device, as we previously discussed. And if that doesn't work and you think it's a problem specific to that app, try going to the App Store to check for an update, or visit the app developer's website to see if any information is available…

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