iPhone 4 is official!

[nalpakj]

Then the review on TiPb is wrong as that is where I got my info. Go to the link and search for 'The multitasking dock also has a few other features'. The sentence that follows explains that you can force quite an application from the multi tasking dock.

You are wrong. When you long press over a app in that bottom tray you can remove it yes but that is simply to get rid of one more icon. This is because technically none of them are fully running. Certain API's may be running such as audio, GPS, etc... but those apps are essentially frozen and that gives you the ability to resume instantly where you left off.

 

[Jeremy]

Then the review on TiPb is wrong as that is where I got my info. Go to the link and search for 'The multitasking dock also has a few other features'. The sentence that follows explains that you can force quite an application from the multi tasking dock.

You can... but the app may or may not be running... I tried to explain that. And never is the full app running in the background. The OS only allows for certain API's to be running and not the full app. Hope this clears it up for you.

 

[nalpakj]

Yep...I pretty much understand how it works. The intent here was not a question about what it does but rather that Jobbs made comments about how if the ability is provided to manage tasks (ie: kill them) then the OS was done wrong. The purpose of this 'force quit' feature is exactly that...to manage tasks and optionally kill them.

 

[Droid800]

Yep...I pretty much understand how it works. The intent here was not a question about what it does but rather that Jobbs made comments about how if the ability is provided to manage tasks (ie: kill them) then the OS was done wrong. The purpose of this 'force quit' feature is exactly that...to manage tasks and optionally kill them.

Sort of. Like Android the iPhone will do a lot of the managing for you. The task switcher (which is actually what it is) only pulls up your most recent apps, even if they're no longer running. When it gives you the option to remove them, you're not really killing them, since almost all of them aren't actually running. Its actually VERY similar to Android's stock fast app switcher, even if the multi-tasking concept is very different.