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In the SailfishOS 2.0 UI the low memory killer now closes apps without removing the app covers. The User, on the other hand, can only close apps with removing the cover simultaneously. I like the new possibility to keep the app cover always on the same place, so I think the user should have the same possibility as the low memory killer to close an app while keeping the cover.

The easiest and smartest way to implement this feature would be like this:

After long-pressing on the home screen, only the covers of killed apps show the "x" to close, while running apps show a different symbol. I think the IEC power symbol would be an appropriate sign:

After tapping on the Power sign, the app is "switched off", so the cover is greyed out and shows an "x":

In principle this means that closing (I would then call it "switching off") an app and closing its cover are becoming two different tasks.

In the SailfishOS 2.0 UI the low memory killer now closes apps without removing the app covers. The User, on the other hand, can only close apps with removing the cover simultaneously. I like the new possibility to keep the app cover always on the same place, so I think the user should have the same possibility as the low memory killer to close an app while keeping the cover.

The easiest and smartest way to implement this feature would be like this:

After long-pressing on the home screen, only the covers of killed apps show the "x" to close, while running apps show a different symbol. I think the IEC power symbol would be an appropriate sign:

After tapping on the Power sign, the app is "switched off", so the cover is greyed out and shows an "x":

In principle this means that closing (I would then call it "switching off") an app and closing its cover are becoming two different tasks.