---
title: WKApplicationState.active
framework: watchkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: watchkit/wkapplicationstate/active
---

# WKApplicationState.active

The Watch app is running in the foreground and currently receiving events.

## Declaration

```swift
case active
```

## Mentioned in

Handling Common State Transitions Working with the watchOS app life cycle Using extended runtime sessions

## See Also

### Constants

- [WKApplicationState.inactive](watchkit/wkapplicationstate/inactive.md)
- [WKApplicationState.background](watchkit/wkapplicationstate/background.md)