diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/epi.rs b/crates/eframe/src/epi.rs
index ccc120707..ca2f7b8c5 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/epi.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/epi.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ type DynError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 /// This is how your app is created.
 ///
 /// You can use the [`CreationContext`] to setup egui, restore state, setup OpenGL things, etc.
-pub type AppCreator<'app> =
-    Box<dyn 'app + FnOnce(&CreationContext<'_>) -> Result<Box<dyn 'app + App>, DynError>>;
+pub type AppCreator = Box<dyn FnOnce(&CreationContext<'_>) -> Result<Box<dyn App>, DynError>>;
 
 /// Data that is passed to [`AppCreator`] that can be used to setup and initialize your app.
 pub struct CreationContext<'s> {
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ impl CreationContext<'_> {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// Implement this trait to write apps that can be compiled for both web/wasm and desktop/native using [`eframe`](https://github.com/emilk/egui/tree/main/crates/eframe).
-pub trait App {
+pub trait App: std::any::Any {
     /// Called once before each call to [`Self::ui`],
     /// and additionally also called when the UI is hidden, but [`egui::Context::request_repaint`] was called.
     ///
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs b/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
index 151fb79ce..cce6283df 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub mod icon_data;
 pub fn run_native(
     app_name: &str,
     mut native_options: NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: AppCreator<'_>,
+    app_creator: AppCreator,
 ) -> Result {
     let renderer = init_native(app_name, &mut native_options);
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ pub fn run_native(
 pub fn create_native<'a>(
     app_name: &str,
     mut native_options: NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: AppCreator<'a>,
+    app_creator: AppCreator,
     event_loop: &winit::event_loop::EventLoop<UserEvent>,
 ) -> EframeWinitApplication<'a> {
     let renderer = init_native(app_name, &mut native_options);
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
index 1cd49449f..210af969a 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@ use super::{
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types:
 
-pub struct GlowWinitApp<'app> {
+pub struct GlowWinitApp {
     repaint_proxy: Arc<egui::mutex::Mutex<EventLoopProxy<UserEvent>>>,
     app_name: String,
     native_options: NativeOptions,
-    running: Option<GlowWinitRunning<'app>>,
+    running: Option<GlowWinitRunning>,
 
     // Note that since this `AppCreator` is FnOnce we are currently unable to support
     // re-initializing the `GlowWinitRunning` state on Android if the application
     // suspends and resumes.
-    app_creator: Option<AppCreator<'app>>,
+    app_creator: Option<AppCreator>,
 }
 
 /// State that is initialized when the application is first starts running via
 /// a Resumed event. On Android this ensures that any graphics state is only
 /// initialized once the application has an associated `SurfaceView`.
-struct GlowWinitRunning<'app> {
+struct GlowWinitRunning {
     integration: EpiIntegration,
-    app: Box<dyn 'app + App>,
+    app: Box<dyn App>,
 
     // These needs to be shared with the immediate viewport renderer, hence the Rc/Arc/RefCells:
     glutin: Rc<RefCell<GlutinWindowContext>>,
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ struct Viewport {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
+impl GlowWinitApp {
     pub fn new(
         event_loop: &EventLoop<UserEvent>,
         app_name: &str,
         native_options: NativeOptions,
-        app_creator: AppCreator<'app>,
+        app_creator: AppCreator,
     ) -> Self {
         profiling::function_scope!();
         Self {
@@ -191,10 +191,7 @@ impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
         Ok((glutin_window_context, painter))
     }
 
-    fn init_run_state(
-        &mut self,
-        event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
-    ) -> Result<&mut GlowWinitRunning<'app>> {
+    fn init_run_state(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) -> Result<&mut GlowWinitRunning> {
         profiling::function_scope!();
 
         let storage = if let Some(file) = &self.native_options.persistence_path {
@@ -290,7 +287,7 @@ impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
         let app_creator = std::mem::take(&mut self.app_creator)
             .expect("Single-use AppCreator has unexpectedly already been taken");
 
-        let app: Box<dyn 'app + App> = {
+        let app: Box<dyn App> = {
             // Use latest raw_window_handle for eframe compatibility
             use raw_window_handle::{HasDisplayHandle as _, HasWindowHandle as _};
 
@@ -344,7 +341,7 @@ impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
     }
 }
 
-impl WinitApp for GlowWinitApp<'_> {
+impl WinitApp for GlowWinitApp {
     fn egui_ctx(&self) -> Option<&egui::Context> {
         self.running.as_ref().map(|r| &r.integration.egui_ctx)
     }
@@ -496,7 +493,7 @@ impl WinitApp for GlowWinitApp<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl GlowWinitRunning<'_> {
+impl GlowWinitRunning {
     fn run_ui_and_paint(
         &mut self,
         event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
index 0597d318c..fe6de9cb8 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ fn run_and_exit(event_loop: EventLoop<UserEvent>, winit_app: impl WinitApp) -> R
 pub fn run_glow(
     app_name: &str,
     mut native_options: epi::NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'_>,
+    app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
 ) -> Result {
     use super::glow_integration::GlowWinitApp;
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pub fn run_glow(
 pub fn create_glow<'a>(
     app_name: &str,
     native_options: epi::NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'a>,
+    app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
     event_loop: &EventLoop<UserEvent>,
 ) -> impl ApplicationHandler<UserEvent> + 'a {
     use super::glow_integration::GlowWinitApp;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ pub fn create_glow<'a>(
 pub fn run_wgpu(
     app_name: &str,
     mut native_options: epi::NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'_>,
+    app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
 ) -> Result {
     use super::wgpu_integration::WgpuWinitApp;
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ pub fn run_wgpu(
 pub fn create_wgpu<'a>(
     app_name: &str,
     native_options: epi::NativeOptions,
-    app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'a>,
+    app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
     event_loop: &EventLoop<UserEvent>,
 ) -> impl ApplicationHandler<UserEvent> + 'a {
     use super::wgpu_integration::WgpuWinitApp;
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index cb634200a..10110a759 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -35,26 +35,26 @@ use super::{epi_integration, event_loop_context, winit_integration, winit_integr
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types:
 
-pub struct WgpuWinitApp<'app> {
+pub struct WgpuWinitApp {
     repaint_proxy: Arc<Mutex<EventLoopProxy<UserEvent>>>,
     app_name: String,
     native_options: NativeOptions,
 
     /// Set at initialization, then taken and set to `None` in `init_run_state`.
-    app_creator: Option<AppCreator<'app>>,
+    app_creator: Option<AppCreator>,
 
     /// Set when we are actually up and running.
-    running: Option<WgpuWinitRunning<'app>>,
+    running: Option<WgpuWinitRunning>,
 }
 
 /// State that is initialized when the application is first starts running via
 /// a Resumed event. On Android this ensures that any graphics state is only
 /// initialized once the application has an associated `SurfaceView`.
-struct WgpuWinitRunning<'app> {
+struct WgpuWinitRunning {
     integration: EpiIntegration,
 
     /// The users application.
-    app: Box<dyn 'app + App>,
+    app: Box<dyn App>,
 
     /// Wrapped in an `Rc<RefCell<…>>` so it can be re-entrantly shared via a weak-pointer.
     shared: Rc<RefCell<SharedState>>,
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ pub struct Viewport {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-impl<'app> WgpuWinitApp<'app> {
+impl WgpuWinitApp {
     pub fn new(
         event_loop: &EventLoop<UserEvent>,
         app_name: &str,
         native_options: NativeOptions,
-        app_creator: AppCreator<'app>,
+        app_creator: AppCreator,
     ) -> Self {
         profiling::function_scope!();
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl<'app> WgpuWinitApp<'app> {
         storage: Option<Box<dyn Storage>>,
         window: Window,
         builder: ViewportBuilder,
-    ) -> crate::Result<&mut WgpuWinitRunning<'app>> {
+    ) -> crate::Result<&mut WgpuWinitRunning> {
         profiling::function_scope!();
         let mut painter = pollster::block_on(egui_wgpu::winit::Painter::new(
             egui_ctx.clone(),
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl<'app> WgpuWinitApp<'app> {
     }
 }
 
-impl WinitApp for WgpuWinitApp<'_> {
+impl WinitApp for WgpuWinitApp {
     fn egui_ctx(&self) -> Option<&egui::Context> {
         self.running.as_ref().map(|r| &r.integration.egui_ctx)
     }
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ impl WinitApp for WgpuWinitApp<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl WgpuWinitRunning<'_> {
+impl WgpuWinitRunning {
     /// Saves the application state
     fn save(&mut self) {
         let shared = self.shared.borrow();
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs b/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
index e915a9952..8d554a6d9 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl AppRunner {
     pub async fn new(
         canvas: web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement,
         web_options: crate::WebOptions,
-        app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'static>,
+        app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
         text_agent: TextAgent,
     ) -> Result<Self, String> {
         let egui_ctx = egui::Context::default();
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/web/web_runner.rs b/crates/eframe/src/web/web_runner.rs
index c9449ab99..24668663c 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/web/web_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/web/web_runner.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl WebRunner {
         &self,
         canvas: web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement,
         web_options: crate::WebOptions,
-        app_creator: epi::AppCreator<'static>,
+        app_creator: epi::AppCreator,
     ) -> Result<(), JsValue> {
         self.destroy();