I know that you can see what's currently running by holding the back button down but is there a way of editing what's running in the background? It's a little annoying having to keep tapping the back button. Thanks in advance.
+1. Background apps are not running in the background at all.Nope. But please be aware these apps are not running.
They are suspended to RAM - taking up zero processor time. And if the OS needs the RAM for something else, it will simply free up the RAM and you will not be able to resume the app.
Oh that's great. I moved from Android over to WP8 and I was so used to having a task killer so I thought these apps were running in the background. I'll use the Windows button more now as I normally keep tapping the back button to get to the 'home' screen.
Nope. But please be aware these apps are not running.
They are suspended to RAM - taking up zero processor time. And if the OS needs the RAM for something else, it will simply free up the RAM and you will not be able to resume the app.