How to Switch Apps on iPhone X

Updated Nov 09,2017 | by Niko

iPhone’s symbolic Home button has finally been removed. The latest iPhone X comes with all-screen design without Home button. In addition to the edge-to-edge display, some functionalities and operation modes have changed on iPhone X as well, for better performance.

Without Home button, which means you cannot open your iPhone using Touch ID. iPhone X replaced Touch ID with Face ID, what about other features, like App switcher. iPhone App switcher allows you to switch from one app to another very quickly. When you switch back, you can also pick up right where you left off.

On iPhone 8/ 8 Plus or earlier devices, double-click the Home button can wake up the App switcher. Due to the no Home button design, the process of switching apps on iPhone X is changed. Now, the question is how to switch apps on iPhone X?

How to Switch Apps on iPhone X

Without Home button, you can simply switch apps on iPhone X using some swipe gestures. Here are multiple methods to switch apps on iPhone X, let’s see how it works.

Use App Switcher on iPhone X

·         swipe up from the bottom to the middle of your iPhone X screen, press and hold in the middle of the screen until you see the App Switcher

·         swipe left or right, and tap the app to switch

There are some other ways allowing you to switch between open apps faster.

·         swipe the left or right along the bottom edge can take you to the open apps easily

·         flick the bottom-right or bottom left-corner away to make the switch (image by Dallas Thomas)

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