expo-background-task

Run tasks in the background on Android and iOS

expo-background-task

Version: 55.0.6

Expo Android and iOS module for Background Task APIs. Execute JavaScript code in the background even when the app is not active.

Installation

npx expo install expo-background-task expo-task-manager

Usage

import * as BackgroundTask from 'expo-background-task';
import * as TaskManager from 'expo-task-manager';

const TASK_NAME = 'background-task';

TaskManager.defineTask(TASK_NAME, async () => {
  // Background work here
  console.log('Background task executed');
  return BackgroundTask.BackgroundTaskResult.Success;
});

await BackgroundTask.registerTaskAsync(TASK_NAME);

API Reference

Methods

registerTaskAsync(taskName, options) · (taskName: string, options?: BackgroundTaskOptions) => Promise<void>

Registers background task

unregisterTaskAsync(taskName) · (taskName: string) => Promise<void>

Unregisters background task

Platform Support

Platform	Supported
iOS	✅
Android	✅
Web	❌

Resources

• Official Documentation
• GitHub Repository