IPod Touch 4.0 Spotlight Problem

I upgraded my iPod Touch to 4.0 - really please with many aspects. The folders, email & locking screen orientation are great. I don't quite get the multi tasking bit. I know a double click brings up the programs that are running in the background - but clicking them just opens them up as they were. Playing music and then opening a game still stops the music playing in some games. It doesn't multitask in the way I would expect.
When I do a Spotlight search (from the home screen swiping to the left) and find a contact - selecting the contact opens up my contacts but at the last place I was at in the contacts - it doesn't open the contact I selected - has anyone else noticed this?
This didn't happen on 3.1.3

I found out that the contacts app has to be completely closed and then it works fine.
To close apps completely press home button twice, running apps will show up, then hold any icon until they show the delete badge, and delete the ones you don't want running. The apps won't be deleted, they will only stop running in the background.
I liked it better when you closed an app just pressing home once, and it was really closed. Before the upgrade I found it very easy to close an app and open another one, I didn't need multitasking. Now that I see that it makes things more complicated, I really don't like it.
Thanks for the feedback link. I will use it.

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Darkling115 wrote:
I'd prefer not to reset it because the only things i've heard is that makes it worse.
Don't believe everything you read, particularly if it is as negative as that.
Darkling115 wrote:
Apple if you are reading this I hope you guys come to your senses and fix it, lots of people have the same problem with 2nd and 3rd generation IPODs. It is annoying but I have faith that you will fulfill these requests. THANKS!
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Sorry, if this was already posted somewhere here, but I just recovered my ipod after searching the net, so wanted to share it..
I did donload and re-isntall the latest Itunes before I did the above, so try that if the above doesn't work the 1st time out..
Source:
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