Thread: Windows "Task Manager" Type App for iPhone? - Apple - Wireless Forums from AT&T

I've been looking for an application that would list the various running "apps" on my iPhone.   I think it would help in troubleshooting some of the issues I've been having.   I haven't been able to find anything like this in the App Store.   Also, any kind of "file explorer" type app that would let me browse all content on my iPhone?

Task Manager- well the only thing that the Iphone multitasks is the Ipod with any other program. It also will check e-mail and anything else you want it to check. There was a program called free memory (it was a feature of a bigger program) which you could close off memory that was saved for a closed application. But Apple asked for that feature to be removed.    For Windows Explorer, I am not sure on that one.  

Typically, there are only a handful of programs running in the background - Phone, IPod, Calendar, Email, Safari, and not always all of those.  Unlike a Windows Mobile device, the iPhone (in its "normal" state) runs only one application at a time and does not run others in the background.  You can close a hung application by opening it and then pressing and holding the Home button for six seconds.  If you want finer...

im pretty sure there isnt one due to the limitations on the iphone as it is im think apple wouldnt allow it anyways

iFrosty wrote: im pretty sure there isnt one due to the limitations on the iphone as it is im think apple wouldnt allow it anyways   there is one but that involves a JB and it is called Sbsettings.  That has a processes button which shows runing apps and allows the shutdown of the app as well as well as freeing up memory.

istat will show you what is running but like all the other free memory apps, they had to get rid of their featrue to free up reserved memory.