Jul 21, 2013 · With Background App Refresh, suspended apps can check for updates and new content. If you want suspended apps to check for new content, go to Settings > General > …

Oct 20, 2018 · Background refresh is not about notifications. Notifications will be delivered regardless. Background refresh is about refreshing the content of the app in the background. …

Oct 27, 2015 · Waze does use Background Refresh, but who knows exactly what for, or how much this would hinder its functionality. Background Refresh will launch your app in the …

Oct 29, 2025 · 1) What apps do you have Background App Refresh ON/OFF for and why? 2) If I turn off Background App Refresh for an app that I use as a Widget will it cause the Widget to …

Mar 16, 2020 · Without BG App refresh WhatsApp won’t backup daily (if you set it that way of course) in the background and won’t download media like photos and voice messages when …

And conversely, if background app refresh is disabled, can apps only access data in the foreground? Example 1: Chat apps still get notifications if they are in the "not running" program …

Dec 20, 2019 · Moreover, the mail app doesn't even appear as an option to disabled under background app refresh. However, since apps like signal and whatsapp still show background …

Jan 27, 2007 · Those apps track my step counts and data usage in real time. Having the background refresh disabled means that the time stamps will combine the step and data …

Jan 25, 2018 · Background Refresh (technical name is Background Fetch) is just one of nine background modes that apps can use to run in the background. Background Refresh allows an …

Sep 20, 2016 · 8 Background App Refresh allows apps to download information in the background under certain conditions. Apple says: After you switch to a different app, some …