# Loading

Source: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/loading
Skill: hig-patterns
Snapshot: 2025-02-02

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# Loading

## Best practices

**Show something as soon as possible.**

**Let people do other things in your app or game while they wait for content to load.**

**If loading takes an unavoidably long time, give people something interesting to view while they wait.**

**Improve installation and launch time by downloading large assets in the background.**

## Showing progress

**Clearly communicate that content is loading and how long it might take to complete.**

**For games, consider creating a custom loading view.**

## Platform considerations

### watchOS

**As much as possible, avoid showing a loading indicator in your watchOS experience.**

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