When they switch back, let them continue as if they never left.
If your app is a game or a media-viewing app, for example, make sure people don’t miss anything when they switch to another app. Pause activities that require people’s attention or active participation. For developer guidance, see Responding to the Launch of Your App. When an interruption occurs, your app needs to save the current state quickly and precisely so people can seamlessly continue where they left off when they return. A multitasking app also responds well to sudden interruptions and audio from other apps, transitions to and from the background quickly and smoothly, and behaves responsibly when operating in the background.īe prepared for interruptions, and be ready to resume. To thrive in a multitasking environment, your app needs to harmoniously coexist with other apps on the device, minimizing its use of CPU, memory, screen space, and other system resources. IMPORTANT To enable multiple windows in the Mac version of your iPad app, you must implement multiple windows on iPad.