---
title: UIScene.ActivationState.background
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uiscene/activationstate-swift.enum/background
---

# UIScene.ActivationState.background

A state that indicates that the scene is running in the background and is not onscreen.

## Declaration

```swift
case background
```

## Discussion

Discussion A background scene does not have a visible interface.

## See Also

### Scene States

- [UIScene.ActivationState.unattached](uikit/uiscene/activationstate-swift.enum/unattached.md)
- [UIScene.ActivationState.foregroundInactive](uikit/uiscene/activationstate-swift.enum/foregroundinactive.md)
- [UIScene.ActivationState.foregroundActive](uikit/uiscene/activationstate-swift.enum/foregroundactive.md)