iCloud backup bug?

[Cjallen]

I’m still using an iPhone X and trying my best to make it last until October and the new iPhone 14.

For close to a year now I’ve had a few issues. The main one is apps immediately refresh if multitasking. For example, making a purchase online and I need to approve it in my banking app. I approve it and go back to the other app and I have to start all over again as it refreshed. Background app refresh is off. Same for ordering food online, if I get a text I quickly answer and go back I need to rebuild my order from scratch.

Screen brightness has a mind of its own and will seem to be on full but remain dim and it will rectify itself after a while.

I’ve used iCloud for backing up since it was launched. I am wondering can I backup to iTunes and restore from iTunes and potentially wipe out the bug? I’m trying to avoid setting up as a new iPhone, 256gb and 230gb used. I replaced the battery last year and it didn’t make a difference.

Any help or guidance is much appreciated.

 

[now i see it]

What you’re describing of running out of RAM is what it was like using an iPhone 6 which only has 1GB of RAM. The X shouldn’t be doing that.

Try completely clearing out the app switcher before relying on multitasking two apps. See if that helps (only 2 apps active).

You should cull some of your junk in the phone- give it some more breathing room.

Yes backing up to your computer is fine.

 

[Cjallen]

Thank you. Unfortunately, with all apps killed it is still the same. I also deleted 50 or so seldom used apps.

I guess setting up as new is the only logical next troubleshooting step.