Close another iOS app through a button

Question

I made an app. Now I want to close an other app (not mine) - does anybody here know how that is going to work?

I don't want to publish the App in the App Store - so it is only for private purposes but I dont want to jailbreak my iPhone.

Only if your app is called iOS :D – Adil Malik Jul 23 '14 at 18:50 — Adil Malik, Jul 23 '14 at 18:50
Unless your app is a jailbreak tweak, you can't. – Cole Tobin Jul 23 '14 at 19:33 — Cole Tobin, Jul 23 '14 at 19:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '14 at 18:48

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For security reason an app cannot control another one.

You cannot do it.

answered Jul 23 '14 at 18:48

meda

Yes, I know but I don't want to publish the App in the App Store – coder1100 Jul 23 '14 at 18:50
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He means you _can't_. The sandbox _prevents_ it. There is no other way around it without being jailbroken. – Cole Tobin Jul 23 '14 at 19:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '14 at 18:51

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It's not possible - your app is contained within its own sandbox separate from other apps on the device.

For more information, you can read Secutiy Overview: Code Security in the iOS Developer Library.

answered Jul 23 '14 at 18:51

esqew

Yes I know but I want to use the app only for me and dont publish it in the App Store – coder1100 Jul 23 '14 at 18:53
Unless you're jailbroken (which you haven't specified in your question), there is no way to do this from a standard application - even if it's not going to be submitted to the App Store. You can accomplish this if your device is jailbroken and your application (i.e., a jailbreak tweak) runs as root using [methods described here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/15777292/269970). – esqew Jul 23 '14 at 18:54

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