Quit and reopen an app on iPhone or iPad
If an app isn’t responding, you can quit it and then reopen it to try and resolve the issue. (Typically, there’s no reason to quit an app; quitting it doesn’t save battery power, for example.)
- To quit an app, open the App Switcher, then swipe up on the app.
- To Open the "App Switcher" do any of the following:
- Swipe up from the bottom edge and pause in the center of the screen.
- Double-click the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button).
To see more apps, swipe right. To switch to another app, tap it. To close the App Switcher, tap the screen or press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button).
- To reopen the app, go to the Home Screen (or the App Library), then tap the app.
- Go to the Home Screen do any of the following:
- Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
- Pinch four or five fingers together.
- Press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button).
If quitting and reopening the app doesn’t solve your problem, try restarting iPad.