Handling applicationDidBecomeActive - "How can a view controller respond to the app becoming Active?"

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I have the UIApplicationDelegate protocol in my main AppDelegate.m class, with the applicationDidBecomeActive method defined.

I want to call a method when the application returns from the background, but the method is in another view controller. How can I check which view controller is currently showing in the applicationDidBecomeActive method and then make a call to a method within that controller?

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12 Answers

Swift 3, 4 Equivalent:

adding observer

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
    selector: #selector(applicationDidBecomeActive),
    name: .UIApplicationDidBecomeActive, // UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification for swift 4.2+
    object: nil)

removing observer

NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self,
    name: .UIApplicationDidBecomeActive, // UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification for swift 4.2+
    object: nil)

callback

@objc func applicationDidBecomeActive() {
    // handle event
}
user_9076920

Swift 5

fileprivate  func addObservers() {
      NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                             selector: #selector(applicationDidBecomeActive),
                                             name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification,
                                             object: nil)
    }

fileprivate  func removeObservers() {
        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
    }

@objc fileprivate func applicationDidBecomeActive() {
// here do your work
    }
user_53624100

Swift 4.2

Add observer-

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(handleEvent), name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)

Remove observer-

NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)

Handle Event-

@objc func handleEvent() {
}
user_83637380

The Combine way:

import Combine

var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification)
    .sink { notification in
            // do stuff
    }.store(in: &cancellables)
user_2299060

Swift 5 version:

 NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                               selector: #selector(loadData),
                                               name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification,
                                               object: nil)

Removing the observer is no longer required in iOS 9 and later.

user_33531890

In Swift 5

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
         super.viewWillAppear(animated)

         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(applicationWillResignActive), name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)
    
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(applicationDidBecomeActive), name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
        }
    
    override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) { 
        super.viewWillDisappear(animated)

        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)

        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
    }


@objc private func applicationWillResignActive() {
    }

    @objc private func applicationDidBecomeActive() {
    }
user_40308000

If any of you is using SwiftUI:

.onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(
    for: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification)) { _ in
        print("DID BECOME ACTIVE")
    }
)
user_36185750

For Swift5 MacOS, you need to use NSApplication instead of UIApplication.

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                       selector: #selector(applicationDidBecomeActive),
                                       name: (NSApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification),
                                       object: nil)
    }
user_10264260

Cleaner Swift 5+ solution

Add the observer to init or viewDidLoad:

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, 
                                       selector: #selector(appDidBecomeActive),
                                       name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification,
                                       object: nil)

You don't need to remove the observer as other answers suggest. It will be done automatically.

@objc private func appDidBecomeActive() {
    // do your magic
}
user_6118790
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