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Apple Human Interface Guidelines Progress indicators
Documents determinate and indeterminate progress indicators, and recommends activity indicators for background operations or constrained spaces where an indeterminate wait needs concise status.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loading spinner | Choose loading spinner when the wait is indeterminate, short, and tied to a named action or region. | The spinner appears only after the operation starts and disappears or changes state when the operation resolves, fails, is cancelled, or moves to background. | Apple supports activity indicators for concise indeterminate status in background operations or constrained spaces. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Loading spinner vs loading skeleton vs infinite spinner vs error state
Apple supports activity indicators for background operations or constrained spaces where concise indeterminate status is needed.
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Publisher: Apple. Last checked: .