iPhone and iPod touch: What to do when applications close unexpectedly while in use

The following tips may help if this issue occurs and may help prevent these behaviors in the future.

  • Turn iPhone or iPod touch off and on and then reopen the application you were using. To turn the iPhone or iPod touch off and on, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on top of device for a few seconds until a red slider appears, and then slide the slider. Then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
  • With Safari, try to minimize the number of pages/browser windows that are open on the device by closing the Safari windows that are not being used.
  • Avoid opening or surfing as web sites that have a lot of large images that need to be downloaded or rendered with Safari.
  • When not needed, turn Traffic Status OFF in Maps (Tap Maps, tap the Eye icon (in the lower right corner), and then tap Hide Traffic).
  • Use iTunes to update to the latest version of the iPhone or iPod touch software.
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This symptom is not a hardware issue with the iPhone or iPod touch and replacing or repairing the device will not solve the issue.

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