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title: "What are the different app states in iOS ?"  
description: "What are the different app states in iOS ?"  
author: "Sunil Singh"  
published: 2017-01-02  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23119/what-are-the-different-app-states-in-ios  
category: "iphone"  
tags: ["ios", "iphone sdk"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are the different app states in iOS ?

**iOS app states:****Not running state :-** The app has not been launched or was running but was terminated by the system. **Inactive state:-** The app is running in the foreground but is currently not receiving events. **Active state: -** The app is running in the foreground and is receiving events. **Background state: -**The app is in the background and executing code. **Suspended state:-** The app is in the background but is not executing code.**\**\

## Answers

### Answer by Sunil Singh

**iOS app states:****Not running state :-** The app has not been launched or was running but was terminated by the system. **Inactive state:-** The app is running in the foreground but is currently not receiving events. **Active state: -** The app is running in the foreground and is receiving events. **Background state: -**The app is in the background and executing code. **Suspended state:-** The app is in the background but is not executing code.**\**\


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