###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_HINT_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE

A variable to control whether the event loop will block itself when the app is paused.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_hints.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_hints.h)

## Syntax

```c
#define SDL_HINT_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE "SDL_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE"
```

## Remarks

The variable can be set to the following values:

- "0": Non blocking.
- "1": Blocking. (default)

The value should be set before SDL is initialized.

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