---
title: UIApplication.State.background
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uiapplication/state/background
---

# UIApplication.State.background

The app is running in the background.

## Declaration

```swift
case background
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [UIApplication.State.active](uikit/uiapplication/state/active.md)
- [UIApplication.State.inactive](uikit/uiapplication/state/inactive.md)