# What’s when screen start?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-s-when-screen-start/42331>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 20, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-s-when-screen-start/42331 "2018-08-20T20:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-s-when-screen-start/42331/1 "2018-08-20T20:39:01Z")

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Hey I had a question, is “when the screen starts” for the first time the screen opens for a lifetime or for everytime it opens within a session ?  
Thanks in advance !

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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 21, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-s-when-screen-start/42331/2 "2018-08-21T08:48:00Z")

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Hi,

Screen Starts - when the screen is created. Screen Opens - when the screen is displayed each time.

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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, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-s-when-screen-start/42331/3 "2024-11-08T12:00:40Z")

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