Hi Scott Yes, this was one I had difficulty learning too, but have got it now. Flick round the screen with your finger until you find the app that you know had been open. Once your finger lands on this, do a double tap as though to open it, but on the second tap, hold down your finger so that you don't actually open it. What happens is that it says something like "editing apps", and the little sound accompanying VoiceOver makes a slightly different noise. When you next do the usual double tap as if to open it, it will actually close it, and thus delete it from the App Switcher. I hope this helps, but if you need more assistance, shout! Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: 14 December 2011 21:39 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Shutting down an app on the Ipod touch? Hi Dean, Thanks for this. I cant seem to get past when it reads out app switcher after hitting the home button twice as immediately afterwards it reads out dismiss app switcher, any help please? thanks Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Dean Wilcox <mailto:wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Shutting down an app on the Ipod touch? Hi, here is how to close an app. You can usually stop the app from playing from within the app itself but here is how to shut one down completely. 1. Press the home button twice quickly. 2. Find any app and double tap and hold, meaning hold on the second tap until you hear a sound and the phrase editing apps. 3. Now find the app you want to close and double tap as normal, this will close it. Notes: There are many apps in the app switcher, not all of them are open, mixed in are your recently used apps. On 12 Dec 2011, at 19:23, Scott wrote: Hi, How does one for instance shut down an app playing away in the background, like a radio station, a podcast etc? I'm having difficulty and having to shut down and restart, any help please? thanks, Scott ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq