It does say it will not help. If you read toward the end of the article, you 
will see this: 

On both Android and iOS, algorithms run memory management. They’ll close apps 
that need to be closed, typically ones that have been dormant for a while or 
are using more power or memory than they should. And they’re very good at 
knowing when you’re going to need data, or want a refresh, or open an app 
again. Apps that are already in memory open quickly, rather than having to 
fully start again; it’s like waking your computer from sleep rather than 
rebooting it completely. You’re far, far better off letting the system work for 
you rather than forcing it to re-open and re-start everything every time. 
Battery questions aside, it makes your phone slower and less coherent.. 

The rest of what I said comes from someone who works closely with Apple 
products on a daily basis. Also, you want reputable? Despite the fact that all 
the major Mac and tech sites, like Wired, Lifehacker, 9 to 5 mac, Apple 
insider, etc, all, have, articles like this, do some simple searching and you 
will find a nicely done 9 to 5 mac article with screenshots of emails with 
verified message headers that are directly from Apple itself stating such 
facts. Time magazine published a similar article, as did other, non-rumor based 
sites. So, believe me or not, there you have it.


> On Nov 22, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I find this hard to believe that closing an app in the app switcher is going 
> to create problems. I will have to hear this from a good reliable  source 
> before I believe this. I think closing an app is just like closing it on the 
> pc. It has no effect. In fact it might run better as it clear all the junk 
> out and the app a lot of times works better after closing it in the app 
> switcher and reopening it. This is what you said, “please, please, please 
> read this article, closing your apps is a very, very unhelpful thing to do.” 
> Now you need to go back an read the article on the link you posted. It said 
> closing an app does not help battery life. I did not see where it said 
> anything about closing an app could be harmful.
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
> Mr. Ed
>   <>
> From: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 7:05 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Question regarding battery life, and phone getting warm
>  
> Hi, 
> Just a couple of things here. First, is that screen curtain on its own will 
> not help your battery. You must turn the brightness down to help in any way. 
> Second, charging at higher levels does not affect your battery like it used 
> to be rumored to. Third, and please, please, please read this article, 
> closing your apps is a very, very unhelpful thing to do. It will not save 
> battery and is not recommended (except for that one nasty time when Roger 
> decided to eat your battery like a picnic lunch). Read this article and be 
> informed. 
>  
>  
> https://www.wired.com/2016/03/closing-apps-save-battery-makes-things-worse/ 
> <https://www.wired.com/2016/03/closing-apps-save-battery-makes-things-worse/>
> Essentially, closing an app tells your device that something’s wrong, forcing 
> it to try to find another way to do things. After closing apps a lot, your 
> phone can become unstable and begin behaving oddly, causing the necessity to 
> restart or even restore the device. 
> HTH,
> Aleeha 
>> On Nov 22, 2016, at 5:58 PM, Tony <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>> wrote:
>>  
>> From what I have read and experienced with lithium batteries charging habits 
>> don't have much effect on them.  Depending on brand and the care in 
>> manufacturing most batteries can be nearly completely discharged and then 
>> fully recharged from 300 to 1000 times.  Warranties are usually calculated 
>> at about 300 times but I have seen some as low as 100 cycles.
>> 
>> The life of a battery is not based on the number of times you charge it but 
>> on the total amount of current you use out of the battery.  Any time you 
>> have a charger plugged in the battery's life is not being shortened because 
>> nearly all of the power used is provided by the charger and not by the 
>> battery.
>> 
>> The only reason for frequently charging a battery is in case you may run it 
>> down before you are able to recharge it again.
>> 
>> Batteries, and the equipment they are used in, have been developed to the 
>> point they pretty much protect themselves from over charging and over 
>> heating.  They will quit working rather than become damaged.  While other 
>> types of batteries could become hot enough to blister your sking or leak 
>> some unpleasant chemical, lithium batteries can fail by catching on fire.  
>> That is why so much effort and money has been invested in battery safety.  
>> Considering how many billions have been made, and how much users demand they 
>> be more powerful, the number of serious battery failures is continuing to 
>> decrease.
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:04 PM
>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: RE: Question regarding battery life, and phone getting warm
>> 
>> Hi Terri,
>> 
>> According to Popular Mechanics and Battery University, charging patterns 
>> have little to no effect on battery life in today's modern phones (they used 
>> to with other types of batteries), so no, when you decide to charge has no 
>> effect on how long your battery will last.
>> 
>> As for things you can do to make the battery go longer between charges, you 
>> can turn off the display (or actually I mean turn down the brightness of the 
>> display).  Turn off automatic  brightness, the manually set the display to a 
>> very low brightness level.  This means you will manually have to turn it 
>> back up if you want to show a sighted person something.  Using the Voice 
>> Over curtain feature is not the same, and does not save any battery.
>> 
>> As for the phone getting warm, I think this is just lack of cooling air 
>> circulating around it; especially as you describe it slipping down in the 
>> chair, but the bed is also a good insulator, even on one side.  If it's 
>> plugged in when you feel it getting warm, I'd say this is normal.
>> 
>> Sometimes my phone gets warm even when not plugged in, but that's when I'm 
>> using it a lot by talking or otherwise causing it to transmit (typing in 
>> texts, emails, other transmissions).
>> 
>> I would think you could still by a battery case for your phone, certainly 
>> you can just buy an external battery to plug it into for charging.
>> 
>> 
>> Hth,
>> 
>> Chip
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 1:29 PM
>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Question regarding battery life, and phone getting warm
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> 
>> I have a few questions here. I am hoping someone can give me some thoughts, 
>> or advice.
>> 
>> 
>> First of all, my phone is up to date. I have the 5S. I can upgrade by 
>> February, but I don't know if I will. I am paying for this phone monthly.
>> 
>> 
>> Anyway, I have been noticing that sometimes my batter runs down faster. 
>> I am on my phone quite a lot some days, more than other days. Not always 
>> making calls, but checking out Facebook, and maybe commenting on posts, 
>> or making posts. Checking my email, or maybe writing some emails. 
>> Playing Farkle. Maybe reading a news story, and definitely texting! 
>> That's certainly the biggest thing. I do this all over WIFI.
>> 
>> Every once in a while, I may play a video of some sort. But I use my 
>> Ipad for most of this.
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know what causes more battery useage than other things. I am 
>> getting better at closing Apps if I am not using them.
>> 
>> 
>> My biggest problem, is that I don't let my phone die, or completely run 
>> down, before charging it. I have heard this can be a bad thing. I will 
>> usually let it get to 40 percent, and then charge it. Sometimes 20 
>> percent, if I am still wanting to finish up something quickly.
>> 
>> 
>> So, are there things I could possibly change, to help save battery life?
>> 
>> How low should my battery life really get, before charging my phone?
>> 
>> I do not care for the low power mode. So I choose not to use it.
>> 
>> 
>> Also, are there affordable battery packs, or anything like that, still 
>> available for the 5S?
>> 
>> 
>> Now to my next question, and something that is concerning me more.
>> 
>> 
>> About 3 times so far, in the last week, I have found that my phone gets 
>> pretty warm. I don't know why this is happening, or what could be 
>> causing it.
>> 
>> 
>> Once it happened when my phone was laying on my bed. I don't always keep 
>> it on my bed. Just sometimes.
>> 
>> Another time it happened when I was sitting in my rocker-recliner. The 
>> phone always ends up sliding down, between the arm of the chair, and the 
>> seat. It's never been an issue before.
>> 
>> It has also happened while sitting on my desk. I do not keep it near my 
>> laptop. I am very caucious regarding this.
>> 
>> 
>> Is this possibly a bad sign?
>> 
>> Should I be concerned?
>> 
>> What can I do about it, if anything.
>> 
>> The phone does have a plastic cover over it, but it only covers the back 
>> of the phone.
>> 
>> My phone doesn't get dropped, or anything like that.
>> 
>> 
>> Any thoughts, or suggestions would be very much appreciated.
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> 
>> Terri
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