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Originally Posted by smerm07
finally got my iphone yesterday. does pressing the home button actually close an app or does it just minimize it? worried about using data when not needed.
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Depends on the App. Some will close, others have settings to keep the app open once you press the home button.
If you Jailbreak your phone, you can use Cydia (download manager, like AppStor, but free free free, and has shitloads of cool things in there) which has an App called Backgrounder.
This app lets your HOLD the home button on any app, and it pushes it into the background and runs until you do the same thing again. Good for streaming radio and stuff that you want to keep running in the background while you do other things.
This is the link i used to Jailbreak mine. Works a treat. I was a bit hesitant to do it in the beginning, on a 3 hour old iPhone, but very glad i did. Pretty easy to do as well mate.
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4301
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOItWbLZoc