App "Cleaning" itself?

[yayitsezekiel]

Look at the Facebook app; does this happen often? I've been using iOS since version 1.1.1 and I've never seen this. How long does it usually take? I cannot open the app.

 

[Intell]

Its a new feature introduced with iOS 5. Apple gave developers the option to clean their application's caches to save space in backups and such.

 

[yayitsezekiel]

Its a new feature introduced with iOS 5. Apple gave developers the option to clean their application's caches to save space in backups and such.

Interesting...never read about that new feature - thanks!

 

[brand]

Its a new feature introduced with iOS 5. Apple gave developers the option to clean their application's caches to save space in backups and such.

I don't think it is an option but I could be wrong.

 

[AppleFanatic10]

Look at the Facebook app; does this happen often? I've been using iOS since version 1.1.1 and I've never seen this. How long does it usually take? I cannot open the app.

I've seen this a couple times... Just thought it was a glitch at first. But that's pretty cool that the app is able to clean itself.

 

[vaugha]

Well...certainly interesting. Good to know.

 

[Thetonyk123]

never had it and the facebook app for me as a lot of documents and data in the settings<general<usage

 

[ncarnall]

hmmm, how do you get 5 icons down bottom? is it jailbreak only?

 

[AnionicStrength]

hmmm, how do you get 5 icons down bottom? is it jailbreak only?

Yes, jailbreak only. It's called, unsurprisingly, "Five Icon Dock." There is also a "Five Icon Switcher."

 

[SumweirdKid]

how long does it last?

how long does it last cause ive been waiting quite a while?

 

[Daveoc64]

I don't think it is an option but I could be wrong.

Indeed, the developer has no control over it happening. In iOS 5.0.1 and above there is more control over what gets "cleaned".

how long does it last cause ive been waiting quite a while?

It's hard to say without knowing the specifics of the App(s) involved.

It shouldn't take too long though. Are you running iOS 5.0.1?

 

[gregjonason]

This is interesting about the "Cleaning..." message. When I recently went to China, funny that this operation happened the following Apps:
1) Twitter
2) USA Today
3) BBC News
4) Flickr

 

[pchipchip]

The same thing happened to my iPod recently. I don't remember exactly how long it took, but it could not have been longer than 5 to 10 minutes per app. (That is just an estimate because I put it in sleep mode for a while after I noticed it. I checked about 10 minutes later and it was finished.)