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# presentLocalNotificationNow(_:)

Presents a local notification immediately.

```
func presentLocalNotificationNow(_ notification: UILocalNotification)
```

## Parameters

`notification`

A local notification that the operating system presents for the app immediately, regardless of the value of the notification’s [`fireDate`](/documentation/UIKit/UILocalNotification/fireDate) property. Apps running in the background state can immediately present local notifications when there are incoming chats, messages, or updates. Because the operating system copies `notification`, you may release it once you have scheduled it.

## Discussion

Prior to scheduling any local notifications, you must call the [`registerUserNotificationSettings(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/registerUserNotificationSettings(_:)) method to let the system know what types of alerts, if any, you plan to display to the user.

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