How does iPhone multitasking

Until the release of iOS 4, iPhone could – with a very few exceptions – to perform only one app at a time. Now, however, iPhone running iOS 4 you can take advantage of multitasking and run multiple applications simultaneously.

Or can they? Despite the hype on the introduction of the iPhone multitasking, this isn't the multitasking, which we have become accustomed. Here's what you need to know.

Not father, multitasking
In the traditional sense that we have become accustomed to on desktop computers, multitasking means being able to run multiple app at the same time. Enough Apps don't work like that of iOS 4. Instead, with the exception of certain types of applications listed below, applications do not run at the same time, however, that they move very quickly.

Quick change of app
Rather than offering traditional multitasking, iOS 4 uses something Apple calls quick-change app. This means that when you click the home button to leave an app and return to main screen, the application crashes essentially where you were and what they were doing and brings to it, when you start the application again. So instead of restart every time you pick up where you left. This isn't really multitasking, but it is a pleasant experience.

But some applications running in the background
All that said, there are some types of applications that can run while running other applications (aka, running in the background). More information on what types of applications can be run in the background.

How to access App Switcher
To access the quick-change app, quickly double-click the home button on the center of the face of the iPhone. This most grey screen and reveal a set of icons at the bottom. The icons you can swipe left and right to see the applications installed on your phone. Tap an icon to start the application.

As applications are sorted
Applications in tray switcher app are ordered based on what was most recently used. This is done to group applications you use most frequently so you don't have to scroll too to find your Favorites.

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