How to Force Quit Apps on iPhone X - Force Close Running Apps iOS 11

Updated Oct 31,2017 | by Niko

iPhone X now is the most attractive product of Apple. iPhone X comes with many new technologies and features like super Retina display, TrueDepth camera, Face ID (facial recognition), Animoji, wireless charging and more. But among them, iPhone X all-screen design draws the most attention.

With iPhone X all-screen design, you can find very intuitively that iPhone Home button is gone. Then you might have this question: how can I force quit apps on iPhone X, the device without Home button? Normally, you need to double press the Home button to wake up app cards that show your most recently used apps, and swipe up on the apps’ previews to close them on your iPhone. This is also the easy and quick way to fix unresponsive apps.

No matter what, iPhone X gives up the traditional Home button for the all-screen design. How to force close running apps on iPhone X? Fortunately, iPhone X is designed with intuitive gestures, taking you home from anywhere by just a single swipe, instead of using the Home button.

Now, let’s see how to use quick gestures to force quit apps on iPhone X.

How to Force Quit Apps on iPhone X iOS 11

·         long press the upwards (there is a line) at the bottom of iPhone X screen

·         you wake up app cards on iPhone X

·         simply swipe up on the specific app card to force it to close

Or, there is another way to force quit apps on iPhone X. Follow the first step to enter app card mode, long-press on the app cards and you will see red minus buttons appear in the upper-left corner of the app cards. Just tap on the red minus button to force quit apps.

Now, you know how to force close running apps on iPhone X in iOS 11.

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