Explain the life cycle of an Applet. Technology Community › Category: Java › Explain the life cycle of an Applet. 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago An applet may undergo the following states: Init: An applet is initialized each time is loaded. Start: Begin the execution of an applet. Stop: Stop the execution of an applet. Destroy: Perform a final cleanup, before unloading the applet.