event.type Guide Question: force quit an application

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

In the Gotchas section it says “When a user “force quits” an application, the “applicationExit” event does not fire on any platform.”

What would a user to do “force quite” an application?

Thanks

Lori

#2

Hi Lori,

Well, for example on iOS, the user can force quit an app by double-clicking the home button to view the carousel of open apps, and then swipe upward on an app view to quit it. This is fairly common practice, but if the user is doing so, they should be aware that they’re quitting the app, versus the OS just terminating it behind the scenes. Thus, if this relates to your other question about returning an app to its former state, I wouldn’t panic too much since the user should know what force-quitting an app will do (no expectation to return to a certain state IMHO).

Brent

#3

Thanks

#4

Hi Lori,

Well, for example on iOS, the user can force quit an app by double-clicking the home button to view the carousel of open apps, and then swipe upward on an app view to quit it. This is fairly common practice, but if the user is doing so, they should be aware that they’re quitting the app, versus the OS just terminating it behind the scenes. Thus, if this relates to your other question about returning an app to its former state, I wouldn’t panic too much since the user should know what force-quitting an app will do (no expectation to return to a certain state IMHO).

Brent

#5

Thanks