[RESOLVED in iOS 16.4] iPhone 14 Pro max lag when closing application (swipe up)

[kevinswiss]

Running iOS 16.0.2 on iPhone 14 Pro Max (512G).

When I open an application (random) and use it for a while, there will be a lag when I swipe up and close it. If I immediately reopen the same application and close it, the same problem will not occur. This doesn't happen every time, but from time to time.

Restarting the phone fixed the issue briefly, but it would come back after one day.

 

[jonnyb098]

This has been an issue in virtually all devices for 2 years….apple isn’t gonna fix it. Sometimes it’s smooth as butter. Other times there’s a weird lag/delay. This broke in iOS 14. When iPhone X, XR, XS were new everything was SMOOOTH. In fact XR was the smoothest device on iOS 12 I ever used

 

[kevinswiss]

However on my iPhone 11 pro max, I never had this problem...

 

[Cylu7878]

On mine XR, never had any lag issues (swipe up) on iOS 12 and 13. I've been disappointed with Apple's system optimization since upgrading to iOS 15. But I feel a glimmer of light in iOS16. Hopefully Apple will continue to work on this.

My next phone will prefer the SE 2022 with physical home button. When I press the home button back to the desktop, this discontinuous action makes me not pay attention to the problem of animation lagging.

 

[Paddle1]

This has been an issue in virtually all devices for 2 years….apple isn’t gonna fix it. Sometimes it’s smooth as butter. Other times there’s a weird lag/delay. This broke in iOS 14. When iPhone X, XR, XS were new everything was SMOOOTH. In fact XR was the smoothest device on iOS 12 I ever used

That sounds about right. On iOS 14 it was a very rare occurrence on my XS, it was mostly smooth. It happens a lot more often on iOS 15 and 16. I wish Apple would pay more attention to stuff like this as it does detract from the experience and feel even if it's mostly visual. Safari is pretty bad in this department as well.

 

[fel10]

Having the same issue on my 14 pro max

 

[chabig]

Generally speaking, most machines work best when used according to design. Force quitting apps can be useful if an app crashes and becomes unresponsive, but otherwise it is not the way iOS is intended to be used. It's not necessary and actually wastes battery.

Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

If an app won’t respond or seems frozen, you can close it, then open it again.

support.apple.com

Why You Shouldn’t Make a Habit of Force-Quitting iOS Apps or Restarting iOS Devices - TidBITS

A surprising number of people continue to force-quit iOS apps and restart or shut down their iOS devices as a matter of habit. Except when recovering from a frozen app or misbehaving device, those behaviors will reduce battery life and hurt performance. Here’s why.

tidbits.com

Public Service Announcement: You Should Not Force Quit Apps on iOS

The single biggest misconception about iOS is that it’s good digital hygiene to force quit apps that you aren’t using.

daringfireball.net

Stop Force Quitting Your iPhone Apps

It’s a complete waste of your time and actually harming your battery life.

thehustle.co

Stop Closing Apps on Your iPhone

This might only make things worse.

www.howtogeek.com

Stop Force Quitting Your iPhone Apps

It’s a complete waste of your time and it’s only harming your battery life.

medium.com

Should you force quit iOS apps?

If you're still force quitting apps on your iPhone or iPad, then stop. Not only are you wasting your time, you are not improving battery life or performance.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[atiffarooq]

I've got the same issue with my 14PM. Wasn't an issue on my previous phone, the 13PM.

 

[Paddle1]

Generally speaking, most machines work best when used according to design. Force quitting apps can be useful if an app crashes and becomes unresponsive, but otherwise it is not the way iOS is intended to be used. It's not necessary and actually wastes battery.

Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

If an app won’t respond or seems frozen, you can close it, then open it again.

support.apple.com

Why You Shouldn’t Make a Habit of Force-Quitting iOS Apps or Restarting iOS Devices - TidBITS

A surprising number of people continue to force-quit iOS apps and restart or shut down their iOS devices as a matter of habit. Except when recovering from a frozen app or misbehaving device, those behaviors will reduce battery life and hurt performance. Here’s why.

tidbits.com

Public Service Announcement: You Should Not Force Quit Apps on iOS

The single biggest misconception about iOS is that it’s good digital hygiene to force quit apps that you aren’t using.

daringfireball.net

Stop Force Quitting Your iPhone Apps

It’s a complete waste of your time and actually harming your battery life.

thehustle.co

Stop Closing Apps on Your iPhone

This might only make things worse.

www.howtogeek.com

Stop Force Quitting Your iPhone Apps

It’s a complete waste of your time and it’s only harming your battery life.

medium.com

Should you force quit iOS apps?

If you're still force quitting apps on your iPhone or iPad, then stop. Not only are you wasting your time, you are not improving battery life or performance.

www.digitaltrends.com

I believe we're just talking about exiting an app normally by swiping up on the home bar. I don't see this happen in the app switcher.

 

[ggab]

Yep! I think it started with 16.0.2. Didn’t happen on my 13PM but is happening on my 14PM. Still happening on 16.1 Beta 3.

 

[kevinswiss]

Yep! I think it started with 16.0.2. Didn’t happen on my 13PM but is happening on my 14PM. Still happening on 16.1 Beta 3.

True, I don't have this issue on my iphone 14 Pro max on iSO 16.0.1. Hope Apple can fix it on 16.1.

 

[as4life]

This has been happening on every build on my 14 pro.

 

[kevinswiss]

An user posted this problem on reddit:

https://imgur.com/a/iBmw73R

 

[I7guy]

Don’t have this issue on iOS 16.0.2. Smooth as silk.

 

[kevinswiss]

Don’t have this issue on iOS 16.0.2. Smooth as silk.

Which phone are you using?

 

[I7guy]

Which phone are you using?

Both pro max and Xs max.

 

[sameer0924]

An user posted this problem on reddit:

https://imgur.com/a/iBmw73R

Yes, I have the exact same issue. It showed up when I upgraded to iOS 16 on my 13PM and it’s also there on my 14PM. I tried 16.1b3 on 14PM but that didn’t fix it. Same stutter. I reinstalled 16.0.2 and started fresh on 14PM. It was better for a couple of days but I started to see the problem again since yesterday. This is disappointing. Not sure what else I can do.
Also, I never had this issue with 13PM prior to iOS 16. It was smooth since the day I purchased that phone.

 

[kevinswiss]

I have tried on 11 pro Max, 13 pro and 14 pro Max (same ios, same applications), this problem only occurs on 14 pro max...

 

[Domadia_Jasmine]

If we observe iOS every year, new release get refine & smooth by March or April, till than one or another bugs will be present

 

[ggab]

Here is a video of it

 

[TimFL1]

This has been an issue in virtually all devices for 2 years….apple isn’t gonna fix it. Sometimes it’s smooth as butter. Other times there’s a weird lag/delay. This broke in iOS 14. When iPhone X, XR, XS were new everything was SMOOOTH. In fact XR was the smoothest device on iOS 12 I ever used

I‘ve had all flagship iPhones over the last years and this is the first one where it‘s happening 24/7. The others had it maybe once a day or week, the 14PM I have has it for literally every App I open for the first time after roughly 30 mins of not using that app. It‘s definitely not normal and not like the other occurrences from previous years. My SOs 11P doesn‘t have the issue (also 16.0.2), meanwhile every other 14P/PM owner I know mentioned having the same hiccups all day.

I‘m kind of surprised this issue hasn‘t gotten more media attention, it seems to be very widespread and an ugly „in your face“ issue even tech illiterate people should notice.

 

[kevinswiss]

Perhaps I found a solution to this problem.

Actually, I found that changing the iPhone system language (ios 16.0.2) can help, I've been using it for one day and haven't met lagging problem again.

 

[iJcaP]

Thought it was just me going through this or if I was going crazy. It hasn’t just been the swipe up to home. I’ve noticed even when using other parts of the OS like the App Library or even Spotlight, animations stutter a bit. In those cases, the keyboard would take a while to show up. Even going through menus in Settings or the Watch app it sometimes struggles to go back to the previous screen. Noticed this occassionally on my 13 Pro Max, but definitely more apparent on the 14 Pro Max. Most likely a software issue, but doesn’t seem like (based on other comments) 16.1 will fix it.

 

[SumYoungGai]

Less frequent on 16.1 beta 3 but still present at times

 

[bc 08]

My 14 PM restarted on its own (for the first time) while on the charger this morning.

I had to enter the passcode when I woke up and found missing info on the charging history: