Apple recommends dismissing any UIAlertViews/UIActionSheets
when entering background state in iOS 4. This is to avoid any confusion on the user\'s part when he
huh. Haven't tried this yet, but I wonder if it would make sense to create a subclass of UIAlertView that listens for this Notification and closes itself if so...
That'd have the "automatically" without retaining / keeping it around characteristic OP is requesting. Make sure to unregister for the notification on close (else boom!)