Xamarin.forms runs in the background

Question

I am new to the Xamarin platform. I am developing an application for all three major platforms (WP, iOS, Android) using Xamarin.forms. How to synchronize data with my server in the background → I need something similar to the Android service. I want to sync data even when the user navigates to another application screen. It would be great if I could continue to synchronize data, even when the user leaves the application.

thanks

Answer 1

This is the only solution I found http://arteksoftware.com/backgrounding-with-xamarin-forms/

in a few words: You cannot abstract background tasks in Xamarin.Forms, because iOS, Android, and WP work differently. You must use the MessagingCenter to send and receive data from specific implementations on each platform.

Answer 2

Have a look at this article: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/application_fundamentals/backgrounding/part_3_ios_backgrounding_techniques/ios_backgrounding_with_tasks/

You might be clearly interested in background wrapping tasks.

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