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<span style="color: #0E9549; font-size: 24px;">'''About this restriction'''</span><br/>
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<pre class="header-style">This constraint allows or prevents a macro/feature from running based on whether a selected app is currently running in the foreground.</pre>
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This constraint can be used to allow/prevent functionality from running, depending whether one or more apps are or are not currently running.
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''' Options '''
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<span style="color: #0E9549; font-size: 24px;">'''Please note that'''</span><br/>
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* '''Running''': Constraint passes only when the selected app is running in the foreground
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On Android 8+ due to restrictions you can only determine if the app is opened in foreground or not and not if it is actually running or not in the background.
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* '''Not running''': Constraint passes only when the selected app is not running in the foreground
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* '''Application''' - Choose the app to check
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''' Example '''
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''Example 1: Launch a media app only if it is not already running''
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  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
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Bluetooth Event - Device Connected</pre>
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  <pre class="action-style">Actions
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Launch Application: Spotify</pre>
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  <pre class="constraint-style">Constraints
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Application Running - Not running (Spotify)</pre>
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''' See Also '''
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* [[Trigger: Application Launched/Closed|Application Launched/Closed Trigger]]
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* [[Action: Launch Application|Launch Application Action]]
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