How to Force Quit Apps on iPad with iOS 11 App Switcher

How to Force Quit Apps on iPad with iOS 11 App Switcher

iOS 11 on iPad features an excellent new app switcher, complete with an all new look and a multitude of nice multitasking features, as well as the ability to perform critical functions like force quitting apps. Well show you how to force quit out of an app on the newly redesigned app switcher for iPad that comes with iOS 11. Obviously youll need to (or later) to have the new app switcher and properly follow this guide. Its worth mentioning that forcibly quitting apps on iPad with iOS 11 follows the same general mechanics as , but the interface has been redesigned, and there are now more than one way to access the app switcher too. The brief video below demonstrates an iPad running iOS 11 and forcibly quitting apps. As you can see the app switcher is accessed, and then apps are quit by the swipe up gesture. If youre force quitting an app on iPad for troubleshooting purposes, typically relaunching the app is the next step. If a particular app is repeatedly needing to be force quit due to experiencing difficulties, its also a good idea to try and update the app via the App Store. You can also forcibly quit multiple apps from the app switcher in iOS 11. To force quit multiple apps at the same time, access the App Switcher as usual (double-tap the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen via the Dock), and then tap and hold on multiple app preview panels. Then while tapping on multiple apps with multitouch, swipe up on them all together, pushing each off the top of the screen. You can force quit multiple apps this way rapidly if need be by continuously swiping up on every app visible on the app switcher.