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# default

The system’s default dismissal policy for the Live Activity.

```
static let `default`: ActivityUIDismissalPolicy
```

## Discussion

With the default dismissal policy, the system keeps a Live Activity that ended on the Lock Screen for
up to four hours after it ends or a person removes it. The [`ActivityState`](/documentation/ActivityKit/ActivityState)
doesn’t change to [`ActivityState.dismissed`](/documentation/ActivityKit/ActivityState/dismissed) until a person or the system
removes the Live Activity user interface.

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