Are there still appDidBecomeActive and similar notifications for the whole app and not for scenes seperately?
Asked on 2025-07-28
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The context provided does not specifically mention appDidBecomeActive or similar notifications for the whole app versus scenes separately. However, it does highlight the importance of adopting the UI Scene lifecycle in iOS 26 and beyond, as seen in the session Make your UIKit app more flexible. This suggests a shift towards scene-based management, which may impact how app-wide notifications are handled.
For more detailed information, you might want to explore the session What’s new in UIKit, which discusses scene updates and the migration to a scene-based lifecycle. This could provide insights into how notifications are managed in the context of scenes.
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