Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch — by Apple Support

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Shows how to close an unresponsive app using the App Switcher and reminds you to do it only when an app is frozen.

Quick steps

Swipe up from the bottom edge and hold
Swipe to find the app
Swipe up on the app preview

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full article on support.apple.com

Source: Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch by Apple Support. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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