Application closing alone on iPhone: what to do?

While Apple's smartphones are pretty good, it's not that hard to come across the situation of an app closing itself on the iPhone. Even though it's not that common, especially on newer models, it can happen to anyone. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to get around the situation without too much stress.

If you're curious about how to deal with an app shutting down on iPhone, just check out our top tips. You can find them all detailed below!

1. Application update

One of the most common reasons for an app to close itself is if it is not up to date. Updates are where bugs and bugs are fixed, so you may have encountered a problem that has been resolved in a recent update.

Our tip is to go to the App Store and see if there is an update to be made to the specific app. Another common situation is that you have updated your iOS recently and there was some compatibility error with the app and the new version of the system.

In this case, it's really best to wait for the app developer to provide an update for the app.

2. iOS update

As we mentioned in the topic above, updating iOS is also important for your apps to work well. We're not talking about major updates for new iOS versions, but smaller updates to fix possible bugs.

These system bugs can easily cause problems such as an application closing itself. Therefore, we recommend that you always check to see if there are any updates available for your iOS.

3. Application restart

If updates are up to date, you can also try restarting the offending application. To do this, close the app normally, but also make sure it's not running in the background.

This simple action may be enough for the app to work again in some situations. Just remember to test the application a lot to see if it isn't having other problems as well.

4. iPhone Reset

If you prefer, you can also try resetting your iPhone. It is also an extremely simple measure, but it can help a lot when there is an application closing by itself.

After you restart your iPhone, try using the app one more time and test to see if everything is working correctly. If everything goes well, the error that was haunting your application may be gone.

5. Reinstalling the application

Unfortunately, in some situations it will be necessary to reinstall the application that is having problems. This is more work than some of the other measures, but it might be just what you need to fix this error once and for all.

Just uninstall the app, go to the App Store and install it again on your iPhone. Once that's done, test it and see if the problem of the app closing itself is still happening as before.

6. Apps in the background

Another situation that can cause the app situation to close by itself is having too many apps in the background. This shouldn't be such a problem on newer iPhones, but if you have an older model, the situation could be different.

Our suggestion is to close all background apps and try using the offending app right away. Older iPhones may already be performing worse than before, not holding up so many apps running in the background.

This way, you can notice these more annoying errors, although this situation is much rarer.

7. Hard reset on device

If nothing else works, you can also try hard resetting your iPhone. This is a hard reset of the device, which is often used when the device does not respond to your commands.

What you need to know is that there are a few different ways to hard reset, as it depends on which iPhone you have. We have separated some of the ways below:

• iPhone 6s/iPhone SE (1st generation)/previous iPhones: Press the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release the buttons.
• iPhone 7: Press the volume down button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release the buttons.
• iPhone 8/iPhone SE (2nd generation): Quickly press and release the volume up button, quickly press and release the volume down button, and keep the side button pressed. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.
• iPhone X/Latest iPhones: Quickly press and release the volume up button, quickly press and release the volume down button, and keep the side button pressed. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.

Once this is done, you will have performed a hard reset on your device, so just wait for it to restart normally. After that, test the application you were closing by yourself to see if it has returned to normal.

Resolved the application closing alone?

Were you able to take advantage of our tips for handling the application by closing yourself? Just don't forget to leave your comment telling us what you think of our suggestions and everything went well!