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title: "When an app is said to be in active state?"  
description: "When an app is said to be in active state?"  
author: "David Miller"  
published: 2015-02-04  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2327/when-an-app-is-said-to-be-in-active-state  
category: "iphone"  
tags: ["ios 5"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When an app is said to be in active state?

An app is said to be in active state when it is running in foreground and is receiving events.

## Answers

### Answer by David Miller

An app is said to be in active state when it is running in foreground and is receiving events.


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