Phone and Android users can reduce battery drain and data usage by restricting Background App Refresh to Wi-Fi connections ...

One of the biggest issues with the Facebook iPhone app is its constant battle with iOS’s background app refresh feature. Here’s what you need to know about Facebook background app refresh problems.

Does Turning Off Background App Refresh Improve Battery Life? Turning off Background App Refresh can significantly improve your phone's battery life, especially if you're frequently away from a ...

Background refresh is what lets your iPhone and iPad download your email while your iPhone is sleeping, to update your weather app while you are sleeping, and to grab all kinds of data so that it’s ...

With the new background option for developers in iOS 7, you may find your battery not living up to expectations. Luckily you can disable apps from running in the background. Jason Cipriani is based ...

Background app refresh on iOS allows apps to run in the background if needed. For example, if the a podcast app needs to download the latest episode of a show you’re listening to, or if mail needs to ...

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An apparent bug in iOS 7's Background App Refresh implementation is causing users of certain third-party apps to be kicked out of login sessions, forcing them to reenter their credentials every few ...

In iOS 8, Apple allowed apps to run in the background so they can stay up to date without you opening them. This tends to kill the battery life, but thankfully you can easily turn the feature off.

Many apps these days are location aware and are able to refresh themselves in the background. It’s how apps like Facebook can refresh that little red icon badge on your home screen without you having ...

Not that long ago, iOS apps running in the background on your iPhone or iPad were essentially stuck in suspended animation, unable to do anything (besides trigger alerts via Apple’s “push notification ...