In general, avoid sending a notification when your app finishes a task in the background. Your app can arrange to send notifications at specific times, whether your app is suspended, running in the background, or not running at all. If your app is in the middle of performing a task that doesn’t need additional input, complete it in the background before suspending. When someone starts a task, they expect it to finish even if they switch away from your app. Temporarily lower the volume or pause the audio for shorter interruptions, such as GPS directional notifications, resuming the original volume or playback when the interruption ends.įinish user-initiated tasks in the background.

Pause audio indefinitely for primary audio interruptions, such as playing music, podcasts, or audiobooks.When situations like these occur, people expect your app to respond in the following ways: For example, an incoming phone call or a music playlist initiated by Siri may interrupt your app’s audio. Occasionally, your app’s audio may be interrupted by audio from another app or the system itself. Respond appropriately to audio interruptions. When they switch back, let them continue as if they never left. If your app is a game or a media-viewing app, for example, make sure people don’t miss anything when they switch to another app. Pause activities that require people’s attention or active participation. For developer guidance, see Responding to the Launch of Your App. When an interruption occurs, your app needs to save the current state quickly and precisely so people can seamlessly continue where they left off when they return. A multitasking app also responds well to sudden interruptions and audio from other apps, transitions to and from the background quickly and smoothly, and behaves responsibly when operating in the background.īe prepared for interruptions, and be ready to resume. To thrive in a multitasking environment, your app needs to harmoniously coexist with other apps on the device, minimizing its use of CPU, memory, screen space, and other system resources. IMPORTANT To enable multiple windows in the Mac version of your iPad app, you must implement multiple windows on iPad.

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