Is there any way to check if iOS app is in background?

Question

I want to check if the app is running in the background.

In:

locationManagerDidUpdateLocation {
    if(app is runing in background){
        do this
         


        

Answer 1

A Swift 4.0 extension to make accessing it a bit easier:

import UIKit

extension UIApplication {
    var isBackground: Bool {
        return UIApplication.shared.applicationState == .background
    }
}

To access from within your app:

let myAppIsInBackground = UIApplication.shared.isBackground

If you are looking for information on the various states (active, inactive and background), you can find the Apple documentation here.