# How to identify when an app is in background?

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-identify-when-an-app-is-in-background/382078
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [December 26, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-identify-when-an-app-is-in-background/382078 "2019-12-26T10:35:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![MartinP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MartinP](https://community.thunkable.com/u/MartinP)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-identify-when-an-app-is-in-background/382078/1 "2019-12-26T10:35:19Z")

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Hello,

Is there a way to identify when an app is in background?

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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: [December 28, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-identify-when-an-app-is-in-background/382078/2 "2019-12-28T14:48:02Z")

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Hello,

Background not possible in Thunkable X.

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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, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-identify-when-an-app-is-in-background/382078/3 "2024-11-08T11:46:15Z")

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