---
title: resume()
framework: realitykit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/resume()
---

# resume()

Resumes a paused animation.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor @preconcurrency func resume()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Call this method to resume an animation that you paused with the pause() method. You can’t resume an animation that has finished naturally, or that you stopped by calling the stop() method. This method has no effect on an animation that isn’t paused.

## See Also

### Inspecting and controlling playback

- [pause()](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/pause().md)
- [stop()](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/stop().md)
- [isPlaying](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/isplaying.md)
- [isStopped](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/isstopped.md)
- [isValid](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/isvalid.md)
- [blendFactor](realitykit/animationplaybackcontroller/blendfactor.md)