Some programs and apps automatically running in the background of Windows 10 and 11 machines don't actually need to be on if you don't actively use them.

Federighi also notes that closing background apps does nothing to improve your phone’s performance, for many of the same reasons it doesn’t affect your battery. iOS manages your iPhone’s RAM ...

This makes it easy to hide apps, such as one of the best dating apps you'd rather others didn't see. However, a recent report from 9to5Mac has revealed that the hidden apps aren't quite as well ...

Swiping away background apps can actually drain one’s battery. The Brit said that this advice ran counter to what he’d heard from countless iPhone users, who urged him to always close his apps ...

If the option to enable Background apps is grayed out in Windows Settings, change this GPO using the Group Policy Editor in Windows 11/10.

Thanks to Apple's App Library, you no longer have to keep every app on the Home screen. iPhone and iPad apps are automatically organized into folders so you can find them easier.