# How to update data is a screen if the app is not in use at that time

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-update-data-is-a-screen-if-the-app-is-not-in-use-at-that-time/563654>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** data-viewer\
**Created:** [April 18, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-update-data-is-a-screen-if-the-app-is-not-in-use-at-that-time/563654 "2020-04-18T18:01:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![sakshamgoyal4031](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@sakshamgoyal4031](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sakshamgoyal4031)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-update-data-is-a-screen-if-the-app-is-not-in-use-at-that-time/563654/1 "2020-04-18T18:01:48Z")

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Can you please help me in this I want that is the app is close and some data from any db come so I want to update that in that app on that scren.  
Can you please help me

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-update-data-is-a-screen-if-the-app-is-not-in-use-at-that-time/563654/2 "2020-07-13T15:01:07Z")

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Hey @sakshamgoyal4031,

Can you use the `when Screen opens` block to do this for you?

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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, 11:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-update-data-is-a-screen-if-the-app-is-not-in-use-at-that-time/563654/3 "2024-11-08T11:38:53Z")

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