diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/app.css b/apps/toolbox/src/app.css
index 348e6261c..82f893d56 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/app.css
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/app.css
@@ -266,4 +266,76 @@ Button {
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     white-space: nowrap;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* Multiple Scenes Demo Styles */
+
+.card {
+    background-color: #f8f9fa;
+    border-radius: 12;
+    border-width: 1;
+    border-color: #e9ecef;
+    margin-bottom: 15;
+}
+
+.code-block {
+    background-color: #2d3748;
+    color: #e2e8f0;
+    padding: 15;
+    border-radius: 8;
+    font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
+    font-size: 12;
+}
+
+.event-item {
+    background-color: #f1f3f4;
+    border-radius: 6;
+    margin-bottom: 5;
+}
+
+.event-item:nth-child(even) {
+    background-color: #e8eaed;
+}
+
+.border {
+    border-width: 1;
+    border-color: #dee2e6;
+    border-radius: 8;
+    background-color: white;
+}
+
+.btn {
+    border-radius: 8;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.btn-outline {
+    background-color: transparent;
+    color: #007bff;
+    border-width: 2;
+    border-color: #007bff;
+}
+
+.h3 {
+    font-size: 18;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #2c3e50;
+}
+
+.body {
+    font-size: 14;
+    color: #495057;
+}
+
+.caption {
+    font-size: 12;
+    color: #6c757d;
+}
+
+.font-weight-bold {
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.text-center {
+    text-align: center;
+}
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.ts b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.ts
index 83f8dc9b0..d64a8d72c 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.ts
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,71 @@
-import { EventData, Page, Utils } from '@nativescript/core';
+import { Application, EventData, Page, SceneEventData, SceneEvents, Utils } from '@nativescript/core';
 import { HelloWorldModel } from './main-view-model';
 
+let initSceneEvents = false;
 export function navigatingTo(args: EventData) {
 	const page = <Page>args.object;
 	page.bindingContext = new HelloWorldModel();
 
 	// Testing setting window background color
-	// if (global.isIOS) {
+	// if (__APPLE__) {
 	// 	Utils.ios.setWindowBackgroundColor('blue');
 	// }
+
+	// Note: can test global scene handling by uncommenting following
+	// Can also view the 'multiple-scenes' demo page in isolation
+	// setupSceneEvents();
+}
+
+function setupSceneEvents() {
+	if (initSceneEvents) {
+		return;
+	}
+	initSceneEvents = true;
+	if (__APPLE__) {
+		if (Application.ios.supportsScenes()) {
+			console.log('Supports multiple scenes:', Application.ios.supportsMultipleScenes());
+			// Get all windows and scenes
+			const windows = Application.ios.getAllWindows();
+			const scenes = Application.ios.getWindowScenes();
+			const primaryWindow = Application.ios.getPrimaryWindow();
+
+			console.log(`App has ${windows.length} windows`);
+			console.log(`App has ${scenes.length} scenes`);
+			console.log('Primary window:', primaryWindow);
+
+			// Check if using scene lifecycle
+			if (Application.ios.isUsingSceneLifecycle()) {
+				console.log('App is using scene-based lifecycle');
+			}
+
+			// Listen to scene events
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillConnect, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('New scene connecting:', args.scene);
+				console.log('Window:', args.window);
+				console.log('Connection options:', args.connectionOptions);
+			});
+
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidActivate, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('Scene became active:', args.scene);
+			});
+
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillResignActive, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('Scene will resign active:', args.scene);
+			});
+
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidEnterBackground, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('Scene entered background:', args.scene);
+			});
+
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillEnterForeground, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('Scene will enter foreground:', args.scene);
+			});
+
+			Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidDisconnect, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+				console.log('Scene disconnected:', args.scene);
+			});
+		} else {
+			console.log('Traditional single-window app');
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
index 6752731e1..1286874aa 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <Button text="image-handling" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="labels" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="list-page" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
+        <Button text="multiple-scenes" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="root-layout" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="scroll-view" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="status-bar" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.ts b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a35c1d2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+import { Observable, EventData, Page, Application, Frame, StackLayout, Label, Button, Dialogs, View, Color, SceneEvents, SceneEventData, Utils } from '@nativescript/core';
+
+let page: Page;
+let viewModel: MultipleScenesModel;
+
+export function navigatingTo(args: EventData) {
+	page = <Page>args.object;
+	viewModel = new MultipleScenesModel();
+	page.bindingContext = viewModel;
+}
+
+export class MultipleScenesModel extends Observable {
+	private _sceneCount = 0;
+	private _isMultiSceneSupported = false;
+	private _currentScenes: any[] = [];
+	private _currentWindows: any[] = [];
+	private _sceneEvents: string[] = [];
+
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		this.checkSceneSupport();
+		this.setupSceneEventListeners();
+		this.updateSceneInfo();
+		this.checkSceneDelegateRegistration();
+	}
+
+	get sceneCount(): number {
+		return this._sceneCount;
+	}
+
+	get isMultiSceneSupported(): boolean {
+		return this._isMultiSceneSupported;
+	}
+
+	get currentScenes(): any[] {
+		return this._currentScenes;
+	}
+
+	get currentWindows(): any[] {
+		return this._currentWindows;
+	}
+
+	get sceneEvents(): string[] {
+		return this._sceneEvents;
+	}
+
+	get canCreateNewScene(): boolean {
+		return this._isMultiSceneSupported && __APPLE__;
+	}
+
+	get statusText(): string {
+		if (!__APPLE__) {
+			return 'Scene support is only available on iOS';
+		}
+		if (!this._isMultiSceneSupported) {
+			return 'Multi-scene support not enabled. Add scene configuration to Info.plist';
+		}
+
+		// Check which API is available
+		let apiInfo = '';
+		try {
+			if (typeof UIApplication !== 'undefined') {
+				const app = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
+				if (typeof app.activateSceneSessionForRequestErrorHandler === 'function') {
+					apiInfo = ' (iOS 17+ API available)';
+				} else if (typeof app.requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler === 'function') {
+					apiInfo = ' (iOS 13-16 API available)';
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Ignore errors in API detection
+		}
+
+		return `Multi-scene support enabled. ${this._sceneCount} scene(s) active${apiInfo}`;
+	}
+
+	private checkSceneSupport() {
+		if (__APPLE__) {
+			try {
+				// Check if the supportsScenes method exists and call it
+				if (typeof Application.ios.supportsScenes === 'function') {
+					this._isMultiSceneSupported = Application.ios.supportsScenes();
+				} else {
+					// Fallback: check for scene manifest in bundle
+					this._isMultiSceneSupported = false;
+					try {
+						const bundle = NSBundle.mainBundle;
+						const sceneManifest = bundle.objectForInfoDictionaryKey('UIApplicationSceneManifest');
+						this._isMultiSceneSupported = !!sceneManifest;
+					} catch (e) {
+						console.log('Error checking scene manifest:', e);
+					}
+				}
+				console.log('Scene support check:', this._isMultiSceneSupported);
+			} catch (error) {
+				console.log('Error checking scene support:', error);
+				this._isMultiSceneSupported = false;
+			}
+		}
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('isMultiSceneSupported', this._isMultiSceneSupported);
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('canCreateNewScene', this.canCreateNewScene);
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('statusText', this.statusText);
+	}
+
+	private setupSceneEventListeners() {
+		if (!__APPLE__) return;
+
+		// Listen to all scene lifecycle events
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillConnect, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Will Connect: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+			this.updateSceneInfo();
+		});
+
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidActivate, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Did Activate: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+			this.updateSceneInfo();
+		});
+
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillResignActive, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Will Resign Active: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+		});
+
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneWillEnterForeground, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Will Enter Foreground: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+		});
+
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidEnterBackground, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Did Enter Background: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+		});
+
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneDidDisconnect, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Scene Did Disconnect: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+			this.updateSceneInfo();
+		});
+
+		// Listen for scene content setup events to provide content for new scenes
+		Application.on(SceneEvents.sceneContentSetup, (args: SceneEventData) => {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Setting up content for new scene: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+			this.setupSceneContent(args);
+		});
+	}
+
+	private getSceneDescription(scene: UIWindowScene): string {
+		if (!scene) return 'Unknown';
+		return `Scene ${this.getSceneId(scene)}`;
+	}
+
+	private getSceneId(scene: UIWindowScene): string {
+		return scene?.hash ? `${scene?.hash}` : scene?.description || 'Unknown';
+	}
+
+	private setupSceneContent(args: SceneEventData) {
+		if (!args.scene || !args.window || !__APPLE__) return;
+
+		try {
+			let nsViewId: string;
+			if (args.connectionOptions?.userActivities?.count > 0) {
+				const activity = args.connectionOptions.userActivities.allObjects.objectAtIndex(0) as NSUserActivity;
+				nsViewId = Utils.dataDeserialize(activity.userInfo).id;
+			}
+			console.log('--- Open scene for nsViewId:', nsViewId);
+			let page: Page;
+			switch (nsViewId) {
+				case 'newSceneBasic':
+					page = this._createPageForScene(args.scene, args.window);
+					break;
+				case 'newSceneAlt':
+					page = this._createAltPageForScene(args.scene, args.window);
+					break;
+				// Note: can implement any number of other scene views
+			}
+
+			console.log('setWindowRootView for:', args.window);
+			Application.ios.setWindowRootView(args.window, page);
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Content successfully set for scene: ${this.getSceneDescription(args.scene)}`);
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Error setting up scene content: ${error.message}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Note: When creating UI's with plain core, buttons will be garbage collected if not referenced.
+	 * Particularly when opening many new scenes.
+	 * If the button is GC'd by the system, the taps will no longer function.
+	 * This is more related to iOS delegates getting GC'd than anything.
+	 * Most flavors circumvent things like that because their components are retained.
+	 * We circumvent the core demo (xml ui) issue but just retaining a map of the created UI buttons.
+	 */
+	private _closeButtons = new Map<string, Button>();
+	private _createPageForScene(scene: UIWindowScene, window: UIWindow): Page {
+		const page = new Page();
+		page.backgroundColor = new Color('#cdffdb');
+		// Create a simple layout for the new scene
+		const layout = new StackLayout();
+		layout.padding = 32;
+
+		page.content = layout;
+
+		// Add title
+		const title = new Label();
+		title.text = 'New NativeScript Scene';
+		title.fontSize = 35;
+		title.fontWeight = 'bold';
+		title.textAlignment = 'center';
+		title.marginBottom = 30;
+		layout.addChild(title);
+
+		// Add scene info
+		const sceneInfo = new Label();
+		sceneInfo.text = `Scene ID: ${scene.hash || 'Unknown'}\nWindow: ${window.description || 'Unknown'}`;
+		sceneInfo.fontSize = 22;
+		sceneInfo.textAlignment = 'center';
+		sceneInfo.marginBottom = 25;
+		layout.addChild(sceneInfo);
+
+		// Add close button
+		const closeButton = new Button();
+		const sceneId = this.getSceneId(scene);
+		closeButton.id = sceneId;
+		console.log('scene assigning id to button:', closeButton.id);
+		closeButton.text = 'Close This Scene';
+		closeButton.fontSize = 22;
+		closeButton.fontWeight = 'bold';
+		closeButton.backgroundColor = '#ff4444';
+		closeButton.color = new Color('white');
+		closeButton.borderRadius = 8;
+		closeButton.padding = 16;
+		closeButton.width = 300;
+		closeButton.horizontalAlignment = 'center';
+		closeButton.on('tap', this._closeScene.bind(this));
+		// retain the close button so we don't lose the tap (iOS delegate binding)
+		this._closeButtons.set(sceneId, closeButton);
+		layout.addChild(closeButton);
+
+		// Set up the layout as a root view (this creates the native iOS view)
+		page._setupAsRootView({});
+		return page;
+	}
+
+	private _createAltPageForScene(scene: UIWindowScene, window: UIWindow): Page {
+		const page = new Page();
+		page.backgroundColor = new Color('#65ADF1');
+		// Create a simple layout for the new scene
+		const layout = new StackLayout();
+		layout.padding = 32;
+
+		page.content = layout;
+
+		// Add title
+		const title = new Label();
+		title.text = 'New Alternate NativeScript Scene';
+		title.fontSize = 35;
+		title.color = new Color('blue');
+		title.fontWeight = 'bold';
+		title.textAlignment = 'center';
+		title.marginBottom = 35;
+		layout.addChild(title);
+
+		// Add scene info
+		const sceneInfo = new Label();
+		sceneInfo.text = `Scene ID: ${scene.hash || 'Unknown'}\nWindow: ${window.description || 'Unknown'}`;
+		sceneInfo.fontSize = 24;
+		sceneInfo.textAlignment = 'center';
+		sceneInfo.marginBottom = 32;
+		layout.addChild(sceneInfo);
+
+		// Add close button
+		const closeButton = new Button();
+		const sceneId = this.getSceneId(scene);
+		closeButton.id = sceneId;
+		console.log('scene assigning id to button:', closeButton.id);
+		closeButton.text = 'Close This Scene';
+		closeButton.fontSize = 25;
+		closeButton.fontWeight = 'bold';
+		closeButton.backgroundColor = '#006ead';
+		closeButton.color = new Color('white');
+		closeButton.borderRadius = 8;
+		closeButton.padding = 16;
+		closeButton.width = 350;
+		closeButton.horizontalAlignment = 'center';
+		closeButton.on('tap', this._closeScene.bind(this));
+		// retain the close button so we don't lose the tap (iOS delegate binding)
+		this._closeButtons.set(sceneId, closeButton);
+		layout.addChild(closeButton);
+
+		// Set up the layout as a root view (this creates the native iOS view)
+		page._setupAsRootView({});
+		return page;
+	}
+
+	private _closeScene(args: EventData) {
+		const btn = args.object as Button;
+		console.log('closing scene from button tap');
+		// Let core resolve the scene from the view/window context
+		Application.ios.closeWindow(btn);
+	}
+
+	private getSceneAPIInfo(): string {
+		if (!__APPLE__) return 'Not iOS';
+
+		try {
+			if (typeof UIApplication !== 'undefined') {
+				const app = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
+
+				if (typeof app.activateSceneSessionForRequestErrorHandler === 'function') {
+					return `iOS ${Utils.SDK_VERSION} - Modern API (iOS 17+) available`;
+				} else if (typeof app.requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler === 'function') {
+					return `iOS ${Utils.SDK_VERSION} - Legacy API (iOS 13-16) available`;
+				} else {
+					return `iOS ${Utils.SDK_VERSION} - No scene activation API available`;
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			return `Error detecting API: ${e.message}`;
+		}
+
+		return 'Unknown API status';
+	}
+
+	private addSceneEvent(event: string) {
+		const timestamp = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+		const evt = `${timestamp}: ${event}`;
+		this._sceneEvents.unshift(evt);
+		console.log(evt);
+
+		// Keep only last 20 events
+		if (this._sceneEvents.length > 20) {
+			this._sceneEvents = this._sceneEvents.slice(0, 20);
+		}
+
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('sceneEvents', this._sceneEvents);
+	}
+
+	private updateSceneInfo() {
+		if (__APPLE__ && this._isMultiSceneSupported) {
+			try {
+				this._currentScenes = Application.ios.getAllScenes() || [];
+
+				this._currentWindows = Application.ios.getAllWindows() || [];
+
+				this._sceneCount = this._currentScenes.length;
+			} catch (error) {
+				console.log('Error getting scene info:', error);
+				this._sceneCount = 0;
+				this._currentScenes = [];
+				this._currentWindows = [];
+			}
+		} else {
+			this._sceneCount = 1; // Traditional single window
+			this._currentScenes = [];
+			this._currentWindows = [];
+		}
+
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('sceneCount', this._sceneCount);
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('currentScenes', this._currentScenes);
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('currentWindows', this._currentWindows);
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('statusText', this.statusText);
+	}
+
+	onCreateNewScene() {
+		Application.ios.openWindow({ id: 'newSceneBasic' });
+	}
+
+	onCreateNewSceneAlt() {
+		Application.ios.openWindow({ id: 'newSceneAlt' });
+	}
+
+	onRefreshSceneInfo() {
+		this.updateSceneInfo();
+		this.addSceneEvent('Scene info refreshed');
+	}
+
+	onClearEvents() {
+		this._sceneEvents = [];
+		this.notifyPropertyChange('sceneEvents', this._sceneEvents);
+	}
+
+	onShowSceneDetails() {
+		if (!__APPLE__) {
+			Dialogs.alert({
+				title: 'Scene Details',
+				message: 'Scene functionality is only available on iOS 13+',
+				okButtonText: 'OK',
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const apiInfo = this.getSceneAPIInfo();
+		const sceneInfo = this.getSceneAPIInfo(); // Using getSceneAPIInfo for now
+
+		// Add SceneDelegate registration info
+		let delegateInfo = '\n--- SceneDelegate Status ---\n';
+		if (typeof global.SceneDelegate !== 'undefined') {
+			delegateInfo += '✅ SceneDelegate: Registered globally\n';
+		} else {
+			delegateInfo += '❌ SceneDelegate: NOT registered\n';
+		}
+
+		if (typeof UIWindowSceneDelegate !== 'undefined') {
+			delegateInfo += '✅ UIWindowSceneDelegate: Available\n';
+		} else {
+			delegateInfo += '❌ UIWindowSceneDelegate: Not available\n';
+		}
+
+		const fullDetails = `${sceneInfo}\n\n${apiInfo}${delegateInfo}`;
+
+		// Show in alert dialog
+		const alertOptions = {
+			title: 'Scene & API Details',
+			message: fullDetails,
+			okButtonText: 'OK',
+		};
+
+		Dialogs.alert(alertOptions);
+	}
+	onTestSceneAPI() {
+		const apiInfo = this.getSceneAPIInfo();
+		this.addSceneEvent(`API Test: ${apiInfo}`);
+
+		// Also log current scene/window counts
+		this.addSceneEvent(`Current state: ${this._currentScenes.length} scenes, ${this._currentWindows.length} windows`);
+
+		// Add device and system info
+		try {
+			const device = UIDevice.currentDevice;
+			this.addSceneEvent(`Device: ${device.model} (${device.systemName} ${device.systemVersion})`);
+
+			// Check if this is iPad (more likely to support multiple scenes)
+			if (device.userInterfaceIdiom === UIUserInterfaceIdiom.Pad) {
+				this.addSceneEvent('📱 iPad detected - better scene support expected');
+			} else {
+				this.addSceneEvent('📱 iPhone detected - limited scene support');
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			this.addSceneEvent('Could not get device info');
+		}
+	}
+
+	private checkSceneDelegateRegistration() {
+		if (!__APPLE__) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.addSceneEvent('Checking SceneDelegate registration...');
+
+		// Check if SceneDelegate is available globally
+		if (typeof global.SceneDelegate !== 'undefined') {
+			this.addSceneEvent('✅ SceneDelegate is registered globally');
+		} else {
+			this.addSceneEvent('❌ SceneDelegate NOT found in global scope!');
+		}
+
+		// Check if UIWindowSceneDelegate is available
+		if (typeof UIWindowSceneDelegate !== 'undefined') {
+			this.addSceneEvent('✅ UIWindowSceneDelegate protocol available');
+		} else {
+			this.addSceneEvent('❌ UIWindowSceneDelegate protocol not available');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// private closeScene(scene: UIWindowScene) {
+	// 	if (!scene || !__APPLE__) return;
+
+	// 	try {
+	// 		this.addSceneEvent(`Attempting to close scene: ${this.getSceneDescription(scene)}`);
+
+	// 		// Get the scene session
+	// 		const session = scene.session;
+	// 		if (session) {
+	// 			// Check if this is the primary scene (typically can't be closed)
+	// 			const isPrimaryScene = Application.ios.getPrimaryScene() === scene;
+	// 			const sceneId = this.getSceneId(scene);
+	// 			console.log('isPrimaryScene:', isPrimaryScene, 'sceneId:', sceneId);
+
+	// 			if (isPrimaryScene) {
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`⚠️  This appears to be the primary scene`);
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`💡 Primary scenes typically cannot be closed programmatically`);
+	// 				return;
+	// 			} else {
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`✅ This appears to be a secondary scene - closure should work`);
+	// 			}
+
+	// 			// Try the correct iOS API for scene destruction
+	// 			const app = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
+
+	// 			if (app.requestSceneSessionDestructionOptionsErrorHandler) {
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`📞 Calling scene destruction API...`);
+	// 				app.requestSceneSessionDestructionOptionsErrorHandler(session, null, (error: NSError) => {
+	// 					if (error) {
+	// 						console.log('scene destroy error:', error);
+	// 						this.addSceneEvent(`❌ Scene destruction failed: ${error.localizedDescription}`);
+	// 						this.addSceneEvent(`📋 Error details - Domain: ${error.domain}, Code: ${error.code}`);
+
+	// 						// Provide specific guidance based on error
+	// 						if (error.localizedDescription.includes('primary') || error.code === 1) {
+	// 							this.addSceneEvent(`💡 Cannot close primary scene - this is iOS system behavior`);
+	// 							this.addSceneEvent(`ℹ️  Only secondary scenes can be closed via API`);
+	// 						} else if (error.code === 22 || error.domain.includes('FBSWorkspace')) {
+	// 							this.addSceneEvent(`💡 System declined scene destruction request`);
+	// 							this.addSceneEvent(`🔄 This may be due to system resource management`);
+	// 						} else {
+	// 							this.addSceneEvent(`🔍 Unexpected error - scene destruction may not be fully supported`);
+	// 						}
+
+	// 						this.addSceneEvent(`🖱️  Alternative: Use system UI to close (app switcher or split-screen controls)`);
+	// 					} else {
+	// 						this._closeButtons.delete(sceneId);
+	// 						this.addSceneEvent(`✅ Scene destruction request accepted`);
+	// 						this.addSceneEvent(`⏳ Scene should close within a few seconds...`);
+	// 					}
+	// 				});
+	// 			} else {
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`❌ Scene destruction API not available`);
+	// 				this.addSceneEvent(`📱 This iOS version/configuration may not support programmatic scene closure`);
+	// 			}
+	// 		} else {
+	// 			this.addSceneEvent('❌ Error: Could not find scene session to close');
+	// 		}
+	// 	} catch (error) {
+	// 		this.addSceneEvent(`❌ Error closing scene: ${error.message}`);
+	// 	}
+	// }
+}
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.xml b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a803670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/multiple-scenes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" navigatingTo="navigatingTo" class="page">
+    <Page.actionBar>
+        <ActionBar title="Multiple Scenes Demo" class="action-bar">
+        </ActionBar>
+    </Page.actionBar>
+
+    <ScrollView>
+        <StackLayout class="p-20">
+            
+            <!-- Scene Support Status -->
+            <StackLayout class="card p-20 m-b-20">
+                <Label text="Scene Support Status" class="h3 text-center m-b-15"/>
+                <Label text="{{ statusText }}" class="body text-center m-b-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                
+                <GridLayout columns="*, *" class="m-t-10">
+                    <Label col="0" text="Scene Count:" class="body"/>
+                    <Label col="1" text="{{ sceneCount }}" class="body font-weight-bold"/>
+                </GridLayout>
+                
+                <Button text="Refresh Info" tap="{{ onRefreshSceneInfo }}" class="btn btn-outline m-t-15"/>
+            </StackLayout>
+
+            <!-- Scene Controls -->
+            <StackLayout class="card p-20 m-b-20" visibility="{{ canCreateNewScene ? 'visible' : 'collapsed' }}">
+                <Label text="Scene Controls (Test on Physical iPad Only)" class="h3 text-center m-b-15"/>
+                <Label text="Create additional windows on iPad (requires scene support enabled in Info.plist)" 
+                       class="caption text-center m-b-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                
+                <GridLayout columns="*,*,*" class="m-t-10">
+                    <Button col="0" text="New Scene" tap="{{ onCreateNewScene }}" class="btn btn-primary m-r-10"/>
+                    <Button col="1" text="New Alternate Scene" tap="{{ onCreateNewSceneAlt }}" class="btn btn-primary m-r-10"/>
+                    <Button col="2" text="Scene Details" tap="{{ onShowSceneDetails }}" class="btn btn-outline m-l-10"/>
+                </GridLayout>
+                
+                <Button text="Test API Info" tap="{{ onTestSceneAPI }}" class="btn btn-outline m-t-10"/>
+            </StackLayout>
+
+            <!-- Configuration Help -->
+            <StackLayout class="card p-20 m-b-20" visibility="{{ isMultiSceneSupported ? 'collapsed' : 'visible' }}">
+                <Label text="Setup Instructions" class="h3 text-center m-b-15"/>
+                <Label text="To enable multi-scene support, add this to your Info.plist:" 
+                       class="body m-b-10" textWrap="true"/>
+                
+                <Label class="code-block m-b-15" textWrap="true">
+                    <Span text="&lt;key&gt;UIApplicationSceneManifest&lt;/key&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="&lt;dict&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="    &lt;key&gt;UIApplicationSupportsMultipleScenes&lt;/key&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="    &lt;true/&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="    &lt;key&gt;UISceneConfigurations&lt;/key&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="    &lt;dict&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="        &lt;key&gt;UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication&lt;/key&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="        &lt;array&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="            &lt;dict&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="                &lt;key&gt;UISceneDelegateClassName&lt;/key&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="                &lt;string&gt;SceneDelegate&lt;/string&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="            &lt;/dict&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="        &lt;/array&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="    &lt;/dict&gt;&#10;"/>
+                    <Span text="&lt;/dict&gt;"/>
+                </Label>
+                
+                <Label text="After adding this configuration, rebuild and test on iPad for best multi-window experience." 
+                       class="caption" textWrap="true"/>
+            </StackLayout>
+
+            <!-- Scene Events Log -->
+            <StackLayout class="card p-20 m-b-20">
+                <GridLayout columns="*, auto" class="m-b-15">
+                    <Label col="0" text="Scene Events Log" class="h3"/>
+                    <Button col="1" text="Clear" tap="{{ onClearEvents }}" class="btn btn-outline"/>
+                </GridLayout>
+                
+                <ScrollView height="250" class="border">
+                    <StackLayout class="p-10">
+                        <Label visibility="{{ sceneEvents.length === 0 ? 'visible' : 'collapsed' }}" 
+                               text="No scene events yet. Scene events will appear here when scenes are created, activated, or destroyed."
+                               class="caption text-center" textWrap="true"/>
+                        
+                        <Repeater items="{{ sceneEvents }}">
+                            <Repeater.itemTemplate>
+                                <StackLayout class="event-item p-5">
+                                    <Label text="{{ $value }}" class="caption" textWrap="true"/>
+                                </StackLayout>
+                            </Repeater.itemTemplate>
+                        </Repeater>
+                    </StackLayout>
+                </ScrollView>
+            </StackLayout>
+
+            <!-- Usage Instructions -->
+            <StackLayout class="card p-20 m-b-20">
+                <Label text="How to Test" class="h3 text-center m-b-15"/>
+                
+                <StackLayout class="m-b-10">
+                    <Label text="1. iPad Testing:" class="body font-weight-bold"/>
+                    <Label text="• Use iPad with iOS 13+ for multi-window experience" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• iOS 17+: Uses modern activateSceneSessionForRequestErrorHandler API" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• iOS 13-16: Uses legacy requestSceneSessionActivation API" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• Tap 'New Scene' to request additional windows" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• Use split view or slide over gestures" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                </StackLayout>
+                
+                <StackLayout class="m-b-10">
+                    <Label text="2. iPhone Testing:" class="body font-weight-bold"/>
+                    <Label text="• Scene events still work but limited to single window" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• Watch background/foreground transitions" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                </StackLayout>
+                
+                <StackLayout>
+                    <Label text="3. Scene Events:" class="body font-weight-bold"/>
+                    <Label text="• Monitor the events log for scene lifecycle changes" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                    <Label text="• Each scene activation/deactivation is logged" class="caption m-l-15" textWrap="true"/>
+                </StackLayout>
+            </StackLayout>
+
+        </StackLayout>
+    </ScrollView>
+</Page>
diff --git a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
index 9b0a702b6..626383a55 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ function applySdkVersionClass(rootView: View): void {
 
 const globalEvents = getNativeScriptGlobals().events;
 
+// Scene lifecycle event names
+export const SceneEvents = {
+	sceneWillConnect: 'sceneWillConnect',
+	sceneDidActivate: 'sceneDidActivate',
+	sceneWillResignActive: 'sceneWillResignActive',
+	sceneWillEnterForeground: 'sceneWillEnterForeground',
+	sceneDidEnterBackground: 'sceneDidEnterBackground',
+	sceneDidDisconnect: 'sceneDidDisconnect',
+	sceneContentSetup: 'sceneContentSetup',
+};
+
+export type SceneEventName = (typeof SceneEvents)[keyof typeof SceneEvents];
+
 // helper interface to correctly type Application event handlers
 interface ApplicationEvents {
 	off(eventNames: string, callback?: any, thisArg?: any): void;
diff --git a/packages/core/application/application-interfaces.ts b/packages/core/application/application-interfaces.ts
index d154cce7f..227d5718a 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application-interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application-interfaces.ts
@@ -216,3 +216,28 @@ export interface AndroidActivityBackPressedEventData extends AndroidActivityEven
 export interface LoadAppCSSEventData extends ApplicationEventData {
 	cssFile: string;
 }
+
+/**
+ * iOS Event data containing information for scene lifecycle events (iOS 13+).
+ */
+export interface SceneEventData extends ApplicationEventData {
+	/**
+	 * The UIWindowScene instance associated with this event.
+	 */
+	scene?: UIWindowScene;
+
+	/**
+	 * The UIWindow associated with this scene (if applicable).
+	 */
+	window?: UIWindow;
+
+	/**
+	 * Scene connection options (for sceneWillConnect event).
+	 */
+	connectionOptions?: UISceneConnectionOptions;
+
+	/**
+	 * Additional user info from the notification.
+	 */
+	userInfo?: NSDictionary<any, any>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/application/application.d.ts b/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
index fa67e0c9f..8aaaa528b 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,72 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 	 * @param onReceiveCallback A callback function that will be called each time the observer receives a notification.
 	 */
 	removeNotificationObserver(observer: any, notificationName: string);
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the application supports scenes.
+	 */
+	supportsScenes(): boolean;
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the application supports multiple scenes.
+	 */
+	supportsMultipleScenes(): boolean;
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the application is using the scene lifecycle.
+	 */
+	isUsingSceneLifecycle(): boolean;
+
+	/**
+	 * Opens a new window with the specified data.
+	 * @param data The data to pass to the new window.
+	 */
+	openWindow(data: Record<any, any>): void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Closes a secondary window/scene.
+	 * If no target is provided, attempts to close a non-primary active scene.
+	 * @param target Optional target to resolve the scene to close. Can be a View, UIWindow, UIWindowScene, or a string scene identifier.
+	 */
+	closeWindow(target?: View | UIWindow | UIWindowScene | string): void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all windows for the application.
+	 */
+	getAllWindows(): UIWindow[];
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all scenes for the application.
+	 */
+	getAllScenes(): UIScene[];
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all window scenes for the application.
+	 */
+	getWindowScenes(): UIWindowScene[];
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the primary window for the application.
+	 */
+	getPrimaryWindow(): UIWindow;
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the primary scene for the application.
+	 */
+	getPrimaryScene(): UIWindowScene;
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the root view for a specific window.
+	 * @param window The window to set the root view for.
+	 * @param view The view to set as the root view.
+	 */
+	setWindowRootView(window: UIWindow, view: View): void;
+
+	/**
+	 * The scene delegate for the application.
+	 * Get the current one or set a custom one.
+	 */
+	sceneDelegate: UIWindowSceneDelegate;
 }
 
 export const VALID_FONT_SCALES: number[];
diff --git a/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts b/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
index 874105909..761145c05 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { IOSHelper } from '../ui/core/view/view-helper';
 import type { NavigationEntry } from '../ui/frame/frame-interfaces';
 import { getWindow } from '../utils/native-helper';
 import { SDK_VERSION } from '../utils/constants';
-import { ios as iosUtils } from '../utils/native-helper';
-import { ApplicationCommon, initializeSdkVersionClass } from './application-common';
-import { ApplicationEventData } from './application-interfaces';
+import { ios as iosUtils, dataSerialize } from '../utils/native-helper';
+import { ApplicationCommon, initializeSdkVersionClass, SceneEvents } from './application-common';
+import { ApplicationEventData, SceneEventData } from './application-interfaces';
 import { Observable } from '../data/observable';
 import { Trace } from '../trace';
 import {
@@ -81,6 +81,31 @@ class CADisplayLinkTarget extends NSObject {
 	};
 }
 
+/**
+ * Detect if the app supports scenes.
+ * When an app configures UIApplicationSceneManifest in Info.plist
+ * it will use scene lifecycle management.
+ */
+let sceneManifest: NSDictionary<any, any>;
+function supportsScenes(): boolean {
+	if (SDK_VERSION < 13) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (typeof sceneManifest === 'undefined') {
+		// Check if scene manifest exists in Info.plist
+		sceneManifest = NSBundle.mainBundle.objectForInfoDictionaryKey('UIApplicationSceneManifest');
+	}
+	return !!sceneManifest;
+}
+
+function supportsMultipleScenes(): boolean {
+	if (SDK_VERSION < 13) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return UIApplication.sharedApplication?.supportsMultipleScenes;
+}
+
 @NativeClass
 class Responder extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
 	get window(): UIWindow {
@@ -94,10 +119,129 @@ class Responder extends UIResponder implements UIApplicationDelegate {
 	static ObjCProtocols = [UIApplicationDelegate];
 }
 
+if (supportsScenes()) {
+	/**
+	 * This method is called when a new scene session is being created.
+	 * Important: When this method is implemented, the app assumes scene-based lifecycle management.
+	 * Detected by the Info.plist existence 'UIApplicationSceneManifest'.
+	 * If this method is implemented when there is no manifest defined,
+	 * the app will boot to a white screen.
+	 */
+	(Responder.prototype as UIApplicationDelegate).applicationConfigurationForConnectingSceneSessionOptions = function (application: UIApplication, connectingSceneSession: UISceneSession, options: UISceneConnectionOptions): UISceneConfiguration {
+		const config = UISceneConfiguration.configurationWithNameSessionRole('Default Configuration', connectingSceneSession.role);
+		config.sceneClass = UIWindowScene as any;
+		config.delegateClass = SceneDelegate;
+		return config;
+	};
+
+	// scene session destruction handling
+	(Responder.prototype as UIApplicationDelegate).applicationDidDiscardSceneSessions = function (application: UIApplication, sceneSessions: NSSet<UISceneSession>): void {
+		// Note: we could emit an event here if needed
+		// console.log('Scene sessions discarded:', sceneSessions.count);
+	};
+}
+
+@NativeClass
+class SceneDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIWindowSceneDelegate {
+	static ObjCProtocols = [UIWindowSceneDelegate];
+
+	private _window: UIWindow;
+	private _scene: UIWindowScene;
+
+	get window(): UIWindow {
+		return this._window;
+	}
+
+	set window(value: UIWindow) {
+		this._window = value;
+	}
+
+	sceneWillConnectToSessionOptions(scene: UIScene, session: UISceneSession, connectionOptions: UISceneConnectionOptions): void {
+		if (Trace.isEnabled()) {
+			Trace.write(`SceneDelegate.sceneWillConnectToSessionOptions called with role: ${session.role}`, Trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
+		}
+
+		if (!(scene instanceof UIWindowScene)) {
+			// Scene is not a UIWindowScene, ignoring
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this._scene = scene;
+
+		// Create window for this scene
+		this._window = UIWindow.alloc().initWithWindowScene(scene);
+
+		// Store the window scene for this window
+		Application.ios._setWindowForScene(this._window, scene);
+
+		// Set up the window content
+		Application.ios._setupWindowForScene(this._window, scene);
+
+		// Notify that scene will connect
+		Application.ios.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneWillConnect,
+			object: Application.ios,
+			scene: scene,
+			window: this._window,
+			connectionOptions: connectionOptions,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+
+		if (scene === Application.ios.getPrimaryScene()) {
+			// primary scene, activate right away
+			this._window.makeKeyAndVisible();
+		} else {
+			// For secondary scenes, emit an event to allow developers to set up custom content for the window
+			Application.ios.notify({
+				eventName: SceneEvents.sceneContentSetup,
+				object: Application.ios,
+				scene: scene,
+				window: this._window,
+				connectionOptions: connectionOptions,
+			} as SceneEventData);
+		}
+
+		// If this is the first scene, trigger app startup
+		if (!Application.ios.getPrimaryScene()) {
+			Application.ios._notifySceneAppStarted();
+		}
+	}
+	sceneDidBecomeActive(scene: UIScene): void {
+		// This will be handled by the notification observer in iOSApplication
+		// The notification system will automatically trigger sceneDidActivate
+	}
+
+	sceneWillResignActive(scene: UIScene): void {
+		// Notify that scene will resign active
+		Application.ios.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneWillResignActive,
+			object: Application.ios,
+			scene: scene,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+	}
+
+	sceneWillEnterForeground(scene: UIScene): void {
+		// This will be handled by the notification observer in iOSApplication
+	}
+
+	sceneDidEnterBackground(scene: UIScene): void {
+		// This will be handled by the notification observer in iOSApplication
+	}
+
+	sceneDidDisconnect(scene: UIScene): void {
+		// This will be handled by the notification observer in iOSApplication
+	}
+}
+// ensure available globally
+global.SceneDelegate = SceneDelegate;
+
 export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 	private _delegate: UIApplicationDelegate;
 	private _delegateHandlers = new Map<string, Array<Function>>();
 	private _rootView: View;
+	private _sceneDelegate: UIWindowSceneDelegate;
+	private _windowSceneMap = new Map<UIScene, UIWindow>();
+	private _primaryScene: UIWindowScene | null = null;
+	private _openedScenesById = new Map<string, UIWindowScene>();
 
 	displayedOnce = false;
 	displayedLinkTarget: CADisplayLinkTarget;
@@ -115,6 +259,15 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 		this.addNotificationObserver(UIApplicationWillTerminateNotification, this.willTerminate.bind(this));
 		this.addNotificationObserver(UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification, this.didReceiveMemoryWarning.bind(this));
 		this.addNotificationObserver(UIApplicationDidChangeStatusBarOrientationNotification, this.didChangeStatusBarOrientation.bind(this));
+
+		// Add scene lifecycle notification observers only if scenes are supported
+		if (this.supportsScenes()) {
+			this.addNotificationObserver('UISceneWillConnectNotification', this.sceneWillConnect.bind(this));
+			this.addNotificationObserver('UISceneDidActivateNotification', this.sceneDidActivate.bind(this));
+			this.addNotificationObserver('UISceneWillEnterForegroundNotification', this.sceneWillEnterForeground.bind(this));
+			this.addNotificationObserver('UISceneDidEnterBackgroundNotification', this.sceneDidEnterBackground.bind(this));
+			this.addNotificationObserver('UISceneDidDisconnectNotification', this.sceneDidDisconnect.bind(this));
+		}
 	}
 
 	getRootView(): View {
@@ -388,6 +541,11 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Public method for scene-based app startup
+	_notifySceneAppStarted() {
+		this.notifyAppStarted();
+	}
+
 	public _onLivesync(context?: ModuleContext): void {
 		// Handle application root module
 		const isAppRootModuleChanged = context && context.path && context.path.includes(this.getMainEntry().moduleName) && context.type !== 'style';
@@ -456,19 +614,26 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 			}
 		}
 		this.setMaxRefreshRate();
-		// ensures window is assigned to proper window scene
-		setiOSWindow(this.window);
 
-		if (!getiOSWindow()) {
-			// if still no window, create one
-			setiOSWindow(UIWindow.alloc().initWithFrame(UIScreen.mainScreen.bounds));
+		// Only set up window if NOT using scene-based lifecycle
+		if (!this.supportsScenes()) {
+			// Traditional single-window app setup
+			// ensures window is assigned to proper window scene
+			setiOSWindow(this.window);
+
+			if (!getiOSWindow()) {
+				// if still no window, create one
+				setiOSWindow(UIWindow.alloc().initWithFrame(UIScreen.mainScreen.bounds));
+			}
+
+			if (!__VISIONOS__) {
+				this.window.backgroundColor = SDK_VERSION <= 12 || !UIColor.systemBackgroundColor ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.systemBackgroundColor;
+			}
+
+			this.notifyAppStarted(notification);
+		} else {
+			// Scene-based app - window creation will happen in scene delegate
 		}
-
-		if (!__VISIONOS__) {
-			this.window.backgroundColor = SDK_VERSION <= 12 || !UIColor.systemBackgroundColor ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.systemBackgroundColor;
-		}
-
-		this.notifyAppStarted(notification);
 	}
 
 	@profile
@@ -525,6 +690,489 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 		this.setOrientation(newOrientation);
 	}
 
+	// Scene lifecycle notification handlers
+	private sceneWillConnect(notification: NSNotification) {
+		const scene = notification.object as UIWindowScene;
+		if (!scene || !(scene instanceof UIWindowScene)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Store as primary scene if it's the first one
+		if (!this._primaryScene) {
+			this._primaryScene = scene;
+		}
+
+		this.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneWillConnect,
+			object: this,
+			scene: scene,
+			userInfo: notification.userInfo,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+	}
+
+	private sceneDidActivate(notification: NSNotification) {
+		const scene = notification.object as UIScene;
+		this.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneDidActivate,
+			object: this,
+			scene: scene,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+
+		// If this is the primary scene, trigger traditional app lifecycle
+		if (scene === this._primaryScene) {
+			const additionalData = {
+				ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication,
+				scene: scene,
+			};
+			this.setInBackground(false, additionalData);
+			this.setSuspended(false, additionalData);
+
+			if (this._rootView && !this._rootView.isLoaded) {
+				this._rootView.callLoaded();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private sceneWillEnterForeground(notification: NSNotification) {
+		const scene = notification.object as UIScene;
+		this.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneWillEnterForeground,
+			object: this,
+			scene: scene,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+	}
+
+	private sceneDidEnterBackground(notification: NSNotification) {
+		const scene = notification.object as UIScene;
+		this.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneDidEnterBackground,
+			object: this,
+			scene: scene,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+
+		// If this is the primary scene, trigger traditional app lifecycle
+		if (scene === this._primaryScene) {
+			const additionalData = {
+				ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication,
+				scene: scene,
+			};
+			this.setInBackground(true, additionalData);
+			this.setSuspended(true, additionalData);
+
+			if (this._rootView && this._rootView.isLoaded) {
+				this._rootView.callUnloaded();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private sceneDidDisconnect(notification: NSNotification) {
+		const scene = notification.object as UIScene;
+		this._removeWindowForScene(scene);
+
+		// If primary scene disconnected, clear it
+		if (scene === this._primaryScene) {
+			this._primaryScene = null;
+		}
+
+		if (this._primaryScene) {
+			if (SDK_VERSION >= 17) {
+				const request = UISceneSessionActivationRequest.requestWithSession(this._primaryScene.session);
+
+				UIApplication.sharedApplication.activateSceneSessionForRequestErrorHandler(request, (err: NSError) => {
+					if (err) {
+						console.log('Failed to activate primary scene:', err.localizedDescription);
+					}
+				});
+			} else {
+				UIApplication.sharedApplication.requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler(this._primaryScene.session, null, null, (err: NSError) => {
+					if (err) {
+						console.log('Failed to activate primary scene (legacy):', err.localizedDescription);
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.notify({
+			eventName: SceneEvents.sceneDidDisconnect,
+			object: this,
+			scene: scene,
+		} as SceneEventData);
+	}
+
+	// Scene management helper methods
+	_setWindowForScene(window: UIWindow, scene: UIScene): void {
+		this._windowSceneMap.set(scene, window);
+	}
+
+	_removeWindowForScene(scene: UIScene): void {
+		this._windowSceneMap.delete(scene);
+		// also untrack opened scene id
+		try {
+			const s: any = scene as any;
+			if (s && s.session) {
+				const id = this._getSceneId(s as UIWindowScene);
+				this._openedScenesById.delete(id);
+			}
+		} catch {}
+	}
+
+	_getWindowForScene(scene: UIScene): UIWindow | undefined {
+		return this._windowSceneMap.get(scene);
+	}
+
+	_setupWindowForScene(window: UIWindow, scene: UIWindowScene): void {
+		if (!window) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// track opened scene
+		try {
+			const id = this._getSceneId(scene);
+			this._openedScenesById.set(id, scene);
+		} catch {}
+
+		// Set up window background
+		if (!__VISIONOS__) {
+			window.backgroundColor = SDK_VERSION <= 12 || !UIColor.systemBackgroundColor ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.systemBackgroundColor;
+		}
+
+		// If this is the primary scene, set up the main application content
+		if (scene === this._primaryScene || !this._primaryScene) {
+			this._primaryScene = scene;
+
+			if (!getiOSWindow()) {
+				setiOSWindow(window);
+			}
+
+			// Set up the window content for the primary scene
+			this.setWindowContent();
+		}
+	}
+
+	get sceneDelegate(): UIWindowSceneDelegate {
+		if (!this._sceneDelegate) {
+			this._sceneDelegate = SceneDelegate.new() as UIWindowSceneDelegate;
+		}
+		return this._sceneDelegate;
+	}
+
+	set sceneDelegate(value: UIWindowSceneDelegate) {
+		this._sceneDelegate = value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Multi-window support
+	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * Opens a new window with the specified data.
+	 * @param data The data to pass to the new window.
+	 */
+	openWindow(data: Record<any, any>) {
+		if (!supportsMultipleScenes()) {
+			console.log('Cannot create a new scene - not supported on this device.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			const app = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
+
+			// iOS 17+
+			if (SDK_VERSION >= 17) {
+				// Create a new scene activation request with proper role
+				let request: UISceneSessionActivationRequest;
+
+				try {
+					// Use the correct factory method to create request with role
+					// Based on the type definitions, this is the proper way
+					request = UISceneSessionActivationRequest.requestWithRole(UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication);
+
+					// Note: may be useful to allow user defined activity type through optional string typed data in future
+					const activity = NSUserActivity.alloc().initWithActivityType(`${NSBundle.mainBundle.bundleIdentifier}.scene`);
+					activity.userInfo = dataSerialize(data);
+					request.userActivity = activity;
+
+					// Set proper options with requesting scene
+					const options = UISceneActivationRequestOptions.new();
+
+					// Note: explore secondary windows spawning other windows
+					// and if this context needs to change in those cases
+					const mainWindow = Application.ios.getPrimaryWindow();
+					options.requestingScene = mainWindow?.windowScene;
+
+					/**
+					 * Note: This does not work in testing but worth exploring further sometime
+					 * regarding the size/dimensions of opened secondary windows.
+					 * The initial size is ultimately determined by the system
+					 * based on available space and user context.
+					 */
+					// Get the size restrictions from the window scene
+					// const sizeRestrictions = (options.requestingScene as UIWindowScene).sizeRestrictions;
+
+					// // Set your minimum and maximum dimensions
+					// sizeRestrictions.minimumSize = CGSizeMake(320, 400);
+					// sizeRestrictions.maximumSize = CGSizeMake(600, 800);
+
+					request.options = options;
+				} catch (roleError) {
+					console.log('Error creating request:', roleError);
+					return;
+				}
+
+				app.activateSceneSessionForRequestErrorHandler(request, (error) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.log('Error creating new scene (iOS 17+):', error);
+
+						// Log additional debugging info
+						if (error.userInfo) {
+							console.error(`Error userInfo: ${error.userInfo.description}`);
+						}
+
+						// Handle specific error types
+						if (error.localizedDescription.includes('role') && error.localizedDescription.includes('nil')) {
+							this.createSceneWithLegacyAPI(data);
+						} else if (error.domain === 'FBSWorkspaceErrorDomain' && error.code === 2) {
+							this.createSceneWithLegacyAPI(data);
+						}
+					}
+				});
+			}
+			// iOS 13-16 - Use the legacy requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler method
+			else if (SDK_VERSION >= 13 && SDK_VERSION < 17) {
+				app.requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler(
+					null, // session
+					null, // userActivity
+					null, // options
+					(error) => {
+						if (error) {
+							console.log('Error creating new scene (legacy):', error);
+						}
+					},
+				);
+			}
+			// Fallback for older iOS versions or unsupported configurations
+			else {
+				console.log('Neither new nor legacy scene activation methods are available');
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error('Error requesting new scene:', error);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Closes a secondary window/scene.
+	 * Usage examples:
+	 *  - Application.ios.closeWindow() // best-effort close of a non-primary scene
+	 *  - Application.ios.closeWindow(button) // from a tap handler within the scene
+	 *  - Application.ios.closeWindow(window)
+	 *  - Application.ios.closeWindow(scene)
+	 *  - Application.ios.closeWindow('scene-id')
+	 */
+	public closeWindow(target?: View | UIWindow | UIWindowScene | string): void {
+		if (!__APPLE__) {
+			return;
+		}
+		try {
+			const scene = this._resolveScene(target);
+			if (!scene) {
+				console.log('closeWindow: No scene resolved for target');
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Don't allow closing the primary scene
+			if (scene === this._primaryScene) {
+				console.log('closeWindow: Refusing to close the primary scene');
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const session = scene.session;
+			if (!session) {
+				console.log('closeWindow: Scene has no session to destroy');
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const app = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
+			if (app.requestSceneSessionDestructionOptionsErrorHandler) {
+				app.requestSceneSessionDestructionOptionsErrorHandler(session, null, (error: NSError) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.log('closeWindow: destruction error', error);
+					} else {
+						// clean up tracked id
+						const id = this._getSceneId(scene);
+						this._openedScenesById.delete(id);
+					}
+				});
+			} else {
+				console.info('closeWindow: Scene destruction API not available on this iOS version');
+			}
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.log('closeWindow: Unexpected error', err);
+		}
+	}
+
+	getAllWindows(): UIWindow[] {
+		return Array.from(this._windowSceneMap.values());
+	}
+
+	getAllScenes(): UIScene[] {
+		return Array.from(this._windowSceneMap.keys());
+	}
+
+	getWindowScenes(): UIWindowScene[] {
+		return this.getAllScenes().filter((scene) => scene instanceof UIWindowScene) as UIWindowScene[];
+	}
+
+	getPrimaryWindow(): UIWindow {
+		if (this._primaryScene) {
+			return this._getWindowForScene(this._primaryScene) || getiOSWindow();
+		}
+		return getiOSWindow();
+	}
+
+	getPrimaryScene(): UIWindowScene | null {
+		return this._primaryScene;
+	}
+
+	// Scene lifecycle management
+	supportsScenes(): boolean {
+		return supportsScenes();
+	}
+
+	supportsMultipleScenes(): boolean {
+		return supportsMultipleScenes();
+	}
+
+	isUsingSceneLifecycle(): boolean {
+		return this.supportsScenes() && this._windowSceneMap.size > 0;
+	}
+
+	// Call this to set up scene-based configuration
+	configureForScenes(): void {
+		if (!this.supportsScenes()) {
+			console.warn('Scene-based lifecycle is only supported on iOS 13+ iPad or visionOS with multi-scene enabled apps.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Additional scene configuration can be added here
+		// For now, the notification observers are already set up in the constructor
+	}
+
+	// Stable scene id for lookups
+	private _getSceneId(scene: UIWindowScene): string {
+		try {
+			if (!scene) {
+				return 'Unknown';
+			}
+			// Prefer session persistentIdentifier when available (stable across lifetime)
+			const session = scene.session;
+			const persistentId = session && session.persistentIdentifier;
+			if (persistentId) {
+				return `${persistentId}`;
+			}
+			// Fallbacks
+			if (scene.hash != null) {
+				return `${scene.hash}`;
+			}
+			const desc = scene.description;
+			if (desc) {
+				return `${desc}`;
+			}
+		} catch (err) {
+			// ignore
+		}
+		return 'Unknown';
+	}
+
+	// Resolve a UIWindowScene from various input types
+	private _resolveScene(target?: any): UIWindowScene | null {
+		if (!__APPLE__) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (!target) {
+			// Try to pick a non-primary foreground active scene, else last known scene
+			const scenes = this.getWindowScenes?.() || [];
+			const nonPrimary = scenes.filter((s) => s !== this._primaryScene);
+			return nonPrimary[0] || scenes[0] || null;
+		}
+		// If a View was passed, derive its window.scene
+		if (target && typeof target === 'object') {
+			// UIWindowScene
+			if ((target as UIWindowScene).session && (target as UIWindowScene).activationState !== undefined) {
+				return target as UIWindowScene;
+			}
+			// UIWindow
+			if ((target as UIWindow).windowScene) {
+				return (target as UIWindow).windowScene;
+			}
+			// NativeScript View
+			if ((target as View)?.nativeViewProtected) {
+				const uiView = (target as View).nativeViewProtected as UIView;
+				const win = uiView?.window as UIWindow;
+				return win?.windowScene || null;
+			}
+		}
+		// String id lookup
+		if (typeof target === 'string') {
+			if (this._openedScenesById.has(target)) {
+				return this._openedScenesById.get(target);
+			}
+			// Try matching by persistentIdentifier or hash among known scenes
+			const scenes = this.getWindowScenes?.() || [];
+			for (const s of scenes) {
+				const sid = this._getSceneId(s);
+				if (sid === target) {
+					return s;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private createSceneWithLegacyAPI(data: Record<any, any>) {
+		const windowScene = this.window?.windowScene;
+
+		if (!windowScene) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Create user activity for the new scene
+		const userActivity = NSUserActivity.alloc().initWithActivityType(`${NSBundle.mainBundle.bundleIdentifier}.scene`);
+		userActivity.userInfo = dataSerialize(data);
+
+		// Use the legacy API
+		const options = UISceneActivationRequestOptions.new();
+		options.requestingScene = windowScene;
+
+		UIApplication.sharedApplication.requestSceneSessionActivationUserActivityOptionsErrorHandler(
+			null, // session - null for new scene
+			userActivity,
+			options,
+			(error: NSError) => {
+				if (error) {
+					console.error(`Legacy scene API failed: ${error.localizedDescription}`);
+				}
+			},
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a simple view controller with a NativeScript view for a scene window.
+	 * @param window The UIWindow to set content for
+	 * @param view The NativeScript View to set as root content
+	 */
+	setWindowRootView(window: UIWindow, view: View): void {
+		if (!window || !view) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (view.ios) {
+			window.rootViewController = view.viewController;
+			window.makeKeyAndVisible();
+		} else {
+			console.warn('View does not have a native iOS implementation');
+		}
+	}
+
 	get ios() {
 		// ensures Application.ios is defined when running on iOS
 		return this;
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
index 057eccf45..0d4cf6345 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 				if (!navigationBar) return;
 
 				if (typeof value === 'string') {
-					console.log('here:', value);
 					navigationBar.barStyle = value === 'dark' ? UIBarStyle.Black : UIBarStyle.Default;
 				} else {
 					navigationBar.barStyle = value;
diff --git a/packages/core/vitest.setup.ts b/packages/core/vitest.setup.ts
index 405b78446..e116da77a 100644
--- a/packages/core/vitest.setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ global.__APPLE__ = true;
 global.__COMMONJS__ = false;
 global.WeakRef.prototype.get = global.WeakRef.prototype.deref;
 global.NativeClass = function () {};
+global.NSBundle = {
+	mainBundle: {
+		bundleIdentifier: 'test',
+		objectForInfoDictionaryKey(key: string) {
+			return true;
+		},
+	},
+};
 global.NSTimer = class NSTimer {};
 global.NSObject = class NSObject {
 	static new() {
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ global.UIInterfaceOrientation = {
 	LandscapeLeft: 4,
 	LandscapeRight: 3,
 };
+global.UIWindowSceneDelegate = function () {};
 const cgColors = { CGColor: 1 };
 global.UIColor = {
 	alloc() {
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
index 5f65f90a7..f7bcdf887 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		class FixSourceMapUrlPlugin {
 			apply(compiler) {
 				compiler.hooks.emit.tap('FixSourceMapUrlPlugin', (compilation) => {
-          const leadingCharacter = process.platform === "win32" ? "/":"";
+					const leadingCharacter = process.platform === 'win32' ? '/' : '';
 					Object.keys(compilation.assets).forEach((filename) => {
 						if (filename.endsWith('.mjs') || filename.endsWith('.js')) {
 							const asset = compilation.assets[filename];
diff --git a/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/Info.plist b/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/Info.plist
index 4b806107c..78642afa9 100644
--- a/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/Info.plist
+++ b/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/Info.plist
@@ -1,58 +1,77 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
-<dict>
-	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
-	<string>en</string>
-	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
-	<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
-	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
-	<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
-	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
-	<string>6.0</string>
-	<key>CFBundleName</key>
-	<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
-	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
-	<string>APPL</string>
-	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.0</string>
-	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
-	<string>????</string>
-	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>1.0</string>
-	<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
-	<true/>
-	<key>UIRequiresFullScreen</key>
-	<true/>
-	<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
-	<array>
-		<string>armv7</string>
-	</array>
-	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
-	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
-	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
-	<array>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
-	</array>
-	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad</key>
-	<array>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
-	</array>
-  <key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
-  <false/>
-  <key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
-  <dict>
-		<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+		<string>en</string>
+		<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
+		<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
+		<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+		<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
+		<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+		<string>6.0</string>
+		<key>CFBundleName</key>
+		<string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
+		<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+		<string>APPL</string>
+		<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+		<string>1.0</string>
+		<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+		<string>????</string>
+		<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+		<string>1.0</string>
+		<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
 		<true/>
-		<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoadsForMedia</key>
+		<key>UIRequiresFullScreen</key>
 		<true/>
-		<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoadsInWebContent</key>
-		<true/>
-  </dict>
-</dict>
+		<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
+		<array>
+			<string>armv7</string>
+		</array>
+		<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
+		<string>LaunchScreen</string>
+		<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
+		<array>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
+		</array>
+		<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad</key>
+		<array>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+			<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
+		</array>
+		<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
+		<false/>
+		<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
+		<dict>
+			<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoadsForMedia</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoadsInWebContent</key>
+			<true/>
+		</dict>
+		<key>UIApplicationSceneManifest</key>
+		<dict>
+			<key>UIApplicationPreferredDefaultSceneSessionRole</key>
+			<string>UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication</string>
+			<key>UIApplicationSupportsMultipleScenes</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>UISceneConfigurations</key>
+			<dict>
+				<key>UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication</key>
+				<array>
+					<dict>
+						<key>UISceneConfigurationName</key>
+						<string>Default Configuration</string>
+						<key>UISceneDelegateClassName</key>
+						<string>SceneDelegate</string>
+					</dict>
+				</array>
+			</dict>
+		</dict>
+	</dict>
 </plist>