Question 34977 in React native Question posted in
The official React Native documentation can be found here.

How to keep the application running in background react native

I have a react native application which is doing some task and sending the data to the backend. I want this task to keep running even if the app is closed, as in the app should keep running on the background of device.

NOTE: this app will only run in android

Tags:

3

Answers


  1. 0

    You can make use of this library https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch. There’s good documentation about how to set it up & what you have to do in order to ensure that the app will execute tasks even when in background/killed. This is a little bit of a grey area and background tasks are usually not 100% reliable, but this library provides good solution.

    Login or Signup to reply.
  2. 0

    It’s always good to use native functionality. If you want to execute JavaScript tasks in background. Then implement it using Headless JS https://reactnative.dev/docs/headless-js-android

    Login or Signup to reply.
  3. 0

    I found a Libarry which works well in ANDROID even while Screen is OFF

    https://github.com/ocetnik/react-native-background-timer

    Follow the Installation and call the Function as Example====>

    import BackgroundTimer from "react-native-background-timer";

useEffect(() => {
    const timeoutId = BackgroundTimer.runBackgroundTimer(async () => {
      callYourFunction(); // Call your Function Here
    }, 10000);
    
   // 10000 is 10 Seconds

    return () => BackgroundTimer.clearInterval(timeoutId);
  }, []);

    This Also works in IOS but stopes if you Keep APP in Background for Longer than 2 Minutes i have No idea why

    please if some one Know how to have this in IOS … PLEASE Help.

    also i tried github.com/Rapsssito/react-native-background-actions Library

    This also has same Problem in IOS

    and it doesn’t work in ANDROID.. i am using Android 12

    Login or Signup to reply.
Please signup or login to give your own answer.

Back To Top
Search