How to make your app NOT run in the background.

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farcat buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1008 Reg: Jan 27, 2012 France 13,230	confirm \| cancel 06/02/13 05:17 AM (10 years ago) How to make your app NOT run in the background. Hi Guys, I came across this and I thought it could interest somebody. There might be occasions when you don't want your IOS app to run in the background but just exit for good. Combine this with the auto-refresh (in the How To's) and every time the user come back to the app it should totally relaunch: Open your info.plist file - Add The Key UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend or Select Application does not run in background - Set the new key to YES or Fill in the tick box I haven't tested it yet, but I will soon. Cheers, Farcat Title Comments Hi Guys, I came across this and I thought it could interest somebody. There might be occasions when you don't want your IOS app to run in the background but just exit for good. Combine this with the auto-refresh (in the How To's) and every time the user come back to the app it should totally relaunch: Open your info.plist file - Add The Key UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend or Select Application does not run in background - Set the new key to YES or Fill in the tick box I haven't tested it yet, but I will soon. Cheers, Farcat

Jake Chasan Veteran developer Posts: 1685 Reg: May 13, 2011 location unknow... 29,650	06/02/13 07:04 AM (10 years ago) Very Cool and Useful. Thanks for sharing, Jake Comments Very Cool and Useful. Thanks for sharing, Jake

ATRAIN53 Code is Art Posts: 1755 Reg: Nov 17, 2011 Chicago 26,450	06/02/13 07:23 AM (10 years ago) I use this a lot for apps, esp ones that require a login or some kind of protected access to content. Works great & I find it pretty critical for testing. I asked about this a while ago and was surprised no one else uses it..... http://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=623E9A22D61B04F6CE8D677&currentPage=23 Comments I use this a lot for apps, esp ones that require a login or some kind of protected access to content. Works great & I find it pretty critical for testing. I asked about this a while ago and was surprised no one else uses it..... http://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=623E9A22D61B04F6CE8D677&currentPage=23

farcat buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1008 Reg: Jan 27, 2012 France 13,230	06/02/13 11:34 AM (10 years ago) Thanks @Atrain53, I wish I had read your post earlier!! You mentioned about terminating background audio, did it do the trick for you? I need to terminate a HTML audio player that just won't shut up, would it work in this case? Cheers, Farcat Comments Thanks @Atrain53, I wish I had read your post earlier!! You mentioned about terminating background audio, did it do the trick for you? I need to terminate a HTML audio player that just won't shut up, would it work in this case? Cheers, Farcat

LA Aspiring developer Posts: 3278 Reg: Aug 16, 2012 Jerseyville, IL 42,880	06/02/13 02:05 PM (10 years ago) Great tip @farcat! LA Comments Great tip @farcat! LA

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	06/02/13 04:20 PM (10 years ago) Thanks for the post! I was wondering about this... Cheers! -- Smug Comments Thanks for the post! I was wondering about this... Cheers! -- Smug

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