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# automaticallyUpdatesBackgroundConfiguration

A Boolean value that determines whether the cell automatically updates its background configuration when its state changes.

```
var automaticallyUpdatesBackgroundConfiguration: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When this value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the cell automatically calls `updated(for:)` on its [`backgroundConfiguration`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell/backgroundConfiguration-24e8e) when the cell’s [`configurationState`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell/configurationState-4xwj0) changes, and applies the updated configuration back to the cell. The default value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

If you override [`updateConfiguration(using:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell/updateConfiguration(using:)) to manually update and customize the background configuration, disable automatic updates by setting this property to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

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