How can I simulate app being killed in background?

Question

I\'m trying to verify that my app (App1) behaves correctly when it is shut down by the system after it launches another app (App2). Is there any way to simulate or force this be

Answer 1

I know this is a couple of years old, but wanted to share if anyone else is looking into this now. Try the following steps:

1. Run the app on a device
2. Press the home button once to go to the home screen
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds until you see the power off slider
4. Press and hold the home button for 5 seconds

If you were running the app from Xcode you should see Message from debugger: Terminated due to signal 9