Multitasking on the iPhone 4

Pt. 5 of 5 | 3:20 |

A tour and how to for the iPhone 4

Monday July 12, 2010

Our hardware tour and

how to use the iPhone 4 video series

continues with a look at multitasking on the iPhone 4. This was among the most anticipated

improvements in the iPhone 4

and while it's still got a way to go, multitasking is an interesting if limited iPhone 4 feature.

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Show Notes

- Thanks to iOS 4 upgrade, iPhone 4 supports limited version of multitasking.

- Not every app is capable of multitasking; it requires special programming from the app developer to enable.

- To engage multitasking, double-tap the menu button.

- Scroll left and right on the menu bar at the bottom to switch between apps.

- Apps that aren't multitasking-ready will reset or freeze.

- To remove an app from memory, double tap menu and hold down app.

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