iPhone 16 Pro, again: has anyone noticed that we can accidentally close apps from the app switcher if we're not paying attention?

By Ricardo BrandΓ£o, 13 August, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Friends, I sincerely hope and wish you all well. Since getting my iPhone 16 Pro, I've realized I need to be more careful when using the app switcher. I don't usually close open apps, following Apple's and experts' recommendations, only in rare cases. When I really need to close an app, I used to swipe my finger from the bottom edge of the iPhone to the center, until I heard the third tone and felt the double haptic signal. I'd lift my finger and access the switcher. I'd locate the app in question and swipe up with three fingers. This still works; however, as soon as I tap the screen after closing the app, I end up closing two or three apps in a row because the iPhone seems to understand I'm still swiping up with three fingers. This didn't happen on my old iPhone 11 Pro Max, but it started in iOS 18. Has anyone else experienced this? For the record, what I have been doing to avoid this problem is, after closing the application in question, tapping the center of the screen to stabilize the system, or closing the applications through VoiceOver actions.

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