# Spinner without blocking UI **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v1\ **Created:** [June 1, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/spinner-without-blocking-ui/25607 "2015-06-01T16:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![nnnnnorthhhhh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/nnnnnorthhhhh/32/98566_2.png) [@nnnnnorthhhhh](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/nnnnnorthhhhh)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/spinner-without-blocking-ui/25607/4 "2015-06-01T16:58:50Z")
> **[$ionicLoading, is there a way to cancel loading?](http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionicloading-is-there-a-way-to-cancel-loading/2939)** > > Hello Guys. Is it possible to cancel the loading spinner by the user when it is taking a long time, like a cancel button or just touching the screen? Thank you. > **[Modal not receiving touch events](http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/modal-not-receiving-touch-events/8025)** > > Hi, My modals aren't receiving touch events; specifically, pointer-events: auto is being overriden: In the picture of webkit inspector above, the pointer-events: auto is being superseded by the pointer-events: none. A solution is to do the... > **[$ionicLoading but with some way to detect taps](http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionicloading-but-with-some-way-to-detect-taps/25073)** > > Hi, is there a construct in ionic that displays a loading message, just like $ionicLoading but also allows me to detect taps outside the message so I can cancel that loading message? I basically have a situation where a function gets called, say,... --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/spinner-without-blocking-ui/25607)._