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What does background app refresh on iPhone actually do?
Apps updating in the background is convenient, but they don’t all need to do that. When you're trying to improve battery life on your iPhone or use less data, one of the first settings you'll probably check is Background App Refresh.
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Apps updating in the background is convenient, but they don’t all need to do that. When you're trying to improve battery life on your iPhone or use less data, one of the first settings you'll probably check is Background App Refresh. It's much easier to know what your active app is doing compared to dozens of apps working in the background, which is why this control exists.
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