# How can I make loops?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-make-loops/763264>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner, help\
**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-make-loops/763264 "2020-08-23T16:52:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nbeerten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/nbeerten/32/35215_2.png) [@nbeerten](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nbeerten)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-make-loops/763264/1 "2020-08-23T16:52:19Z")

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So, i’m making a simple app to display GPS coordinates that need to be refreshed every (let’s say) 5 seconds. How can i let it refresh it every 5 seconds?  
I got it working to load on app start. Like this (img down here):

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/9/d99d6e0cd962aa3b3b5d9bbd56e04c3f3820310f.png)

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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-make-loops/763264/2 "2020-08-23T17:00:35Z")

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See Timer [https://docs.thunkable.com/timer](https://docs.thunkable.com/timer)

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-make-loops/763264/3 "2024-11-08T12:24:40Z")

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