[Njtechdiv] Finding background apps on iPhone

[David Andrews]

Somewhere in settings you can turn on or off what apps can run in the 
background.  Dig around and you will find them.

That is different from data use, which is another consideration.

Dave

At 01:23 PM 7/20/2016, Tracy Carcione via Njtechdiv wrote:
>I saw that, and the biggest data user, but can I see if it's running
>sneakily somewhere, without my actually starting it? Or does that not happen
>with the iPhone?
>Tracy
>
>
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>From: Njtechdiv [mailto:njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
>Andrews via Njtechdiv
>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 2:18 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Njtechdiv] Finding background apps on iPhone
>
>To check your data use, go to settings, cellular, and it lists all the apps
>that use data and how much they have used for that period.  The period is
>the time from when you last reset it, which you should do once a month, so
>it is accurate for that month.
>
>Dave
>
>At 12:36 PM 7/20/2016, you wrote:
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> >Can I see if any app is running in the background on my iPhone?  I
> >don't see any on the app switcher screen, but something is using a lot
> >of my data this month.
> >When I plug in headphones, there is an app on the app switcher that
> >says its name and "headphones connected", but I can't swipe up and
> >dismiss it.  I'm not sure it's running or not.
> >
> >Usually, I don't use anywhere near all the data on my plan, but, this
> >month, I unexpectedly ran out after only 2 weeks, and I'm trying to
> >figure out why, since I don't think I've been doing anything unusual.
> >Thanks for any advice.
> >Tracy