# Persistent CountUp Timer

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/persistent-countup-timer/736557>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner, timer\
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/persistent-countup-timer/736557 "2020-08-12T16:09:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![parknpayuserc4he](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/parknpayuserc4he/32/83233_2.png) [@parknpayuserc4he](https://community.thunkable.com/u/parknpayuserc4he)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/persistent-countup-timer/736557/1 "2020-08-12T16:09:43Z")

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Hello all I want to setup a visual persistent timer in a screen, in other words it must continue even if the app is in the background. I tried the forever loop with a wait time of 1 second to test, but it stops whenever the app loses focus. ¿Any other suggestion?

Code here:  
[![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50218122633_0f82808f5e_o.png) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50218122633_0f82808f5e_o.png)

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**Author:** ![parknpayuserc4he](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/parknpayuserc4he/32/83233_2.png) [@parknpayuserc4he](https://community.thunkable.com/u/parknpayuserc4he)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/persistent-countup-timer/736557/3 "2020-08-12T17:01:35Z")

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This is just what I need!!!, 😀 😀 😀

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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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/persistent-countup-timer/736557/4 "2024-11-08T12:26:44Z")

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