Find out, if my app is coming into foreground

[Stefan_Cruse]

Hi,

is there any way to find out if my app is currently being brought to the foreground (when i ckick it from the task-list). For information, i would always have to do a reload to update data.

thank's for all informations to do that.

Stfan

[Taifun]

Your app gets into state = resume
Try the ActivityStateChanged event from the tools extension

App Inventor Extensions: Tools | Pura Vida Apps

Taifun

[Anke]

Or this:

Extension - Activity Lifecycle of an app (onPause → onStop → onResume)

Here is an extension to get the activity lifecycle state of an app. So e.g. whether an app is switched in the background and / or in idle (sleep) mode. [grafik] Update Nov. 2, 2020: de.bodymindpower.ActivityLifecycle.aix (6.2 KB) now I followed the naming conventions, thanks for the hint @Taifun. [grafik] Update - April 26, 2023: Added: Move app to background ActivityLifecycle_3.aix (5.2 KB) [grafik] Note: According to my experience and tests, however, onStop is always triggered af…

[Stefan_Cruse]

Hi at all,

first of all, thank you very much for the tips and the recommendations for the extensions. Both work equally well, equally perfect. I just have to decide what to take.

Greetings Stefan