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title: Deprecated symbols
framework: uikit
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: uikit/deprecated-symbols
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# Deprecated symbols

Review symbols that are no longer in active development, and their recommended replacements.

## Overview

Overview Although these symbols are available for use, Apple is no longer actively developing them, and may remove them in a future release. Apple recommends moving away from these symbols and using their indicated replacements instead. Check the individual symbol pages for the recommended replacements.

## Topics

### Deprecated classes

- [UIActionSheet](uikit/uiactionsheet.md)
- [UIAlertView](uikit/uialertview.md)
- [UIDocumentMenuViewController](uikit/uidocumentmenuviewcontroller.md)
- [UILocalNotification](uikit/uilocalnotification.md)
- [UIMenuController](uikit/uimenucontroller.md)
- [UIMenuItem](uikit/uimenuitem.md)
- [UIMutableUserNotificationAction](uikit/uimutableusernotificationaction.md)
- [UIMutableUserNotificationCategory](uikit/uimutableusernotificationcategory.md)
- [UIPopoverController](uikit/uipopovercontroller.md)
- [UIPreviewAction](uikit/uipreviewaction.md)
- [UIPreviewActionGroup](uikit/uipreviewactiongroup.md)
- [UISearchDisplayController](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller.md)
- [UIStoryboardPopoverSegue](uikit/uistoryboardpopoversegue.md)
- [UIWebView](uikit/uiwebview.md)
- [UIUserNotificationAction](uikit/uiusernotificationaction.md)
- [UIUserNotificationCategory](uikit/uiusernotificationcategory.md)
- [UIUserNotificationSettings](uikit/uiusernotificationsettings.md)

### Deprecated protocols

- [UIActionSheetDelegate](uikit/uiactionsheetdelegate.md)
- [UIAlertViewDelegate](uikit/uialertviewdelegate.md)
- [UIPopoverControllerDelegate](uikit/uipopovercontrollerdelegate.md)
- [UISearchDisplayDelegate](uikit/uisearchdisplaydelegate.md)
- [UIViewControllerPreviewing](uikit/uiviewcontrollerpreviewing.md)
- [UIViewControllerPreviewingDelegate](uikit/uiviewcontrollerpreviewingdelegate.md)

### Deprecated enumerations

- [UIDirectionalRectEdge](uikit/uidirectionalrectedge.md)
- [UIStatusBarAnimation](uikit/uistatusbaranimation.md)

### Deprecated functions

- [UIApplicationMain(_:_:_:_:)](uikit/uiapplicationmain(_:_:_:_:)-9jjn8.md)
- [UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(_:)](uikit/uigraphicsbeginimagecontext(_:).md)
- [UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()](uikit/uigraphicsgetimagefromcurrentimagecontext().md)
- [UIGraphicsEndImageContext()](uikit/uigraphicsendimagecontext().md)

### Deprecated samples

- [Implementing Peek and Pop](uikit/implementing-peek-and-pop.md)