Show view controller when app is returning from background (iOS 13)

Question

I'd like to show a password prompt every time my app returns from the background (trust me, it makes sense, it's not annoying; it's similar to what 1Password does).

So I need to show a certain ViewController every time the app enters the foreground or every 10 minutes.

I tried a lot, but I don't seem to get it to work. For instance:

func applicationWillResignActive(_ application: UIApplication) {
    print("called it")
}

func applicationDidBecomeActive(_ application: UIApplication) {
    print("called it")
}

func applicationWillEnterForeground(_ application: UIApplication) {
    print("called it")
}

These methods simply don't get called on my device. Please note that the app is iOS 13 only. There was some change I don't understand (scenes?).

Does someone have an idea?

Thank you.

Answer 1

You should make use of the NotificationCenter.

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

After adding this line of code, possibly in your main views viewDidLoad() method, you also need a function called showThePasswordViewController() or whatever you want to call it. Make sure to declare it like this in the same view as where you add the observer:

    @objc showThePasswordViewController() {
    //your code to present it
    }

Don't be discouraged by the "@objc", it does not mean you need to write in objective-C. Also remember that when you add the observer you write your function name in the parentheses after #selector without the parentheses like this at the end () as demonstrated above. Hope this helps, Hans.