Why force quitting apps to save battery life is a terrible idea

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By Sébastien PageOct 9, 2015, 12:20 pm5.3k ptsInsanely GreatTop
I’m standing in line at the coffee shop. A man in front of me is frantically swiping up on all the cards in the App Switcher to force quit the applications he just launched a minute ago. I know why he’s doing this, but I can’t help asking him about it. “I’m doing this to save battery,” he answers, not knowing…

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