Xamarin.forms long running background work

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I'm new to Xamarin platform. I'm developing an application for all three major platforms (WP,iOS,Android) using Xamarin.forms. How can I sync data with my server in the background -> I need something similar to Android Service. I want to sync the data even when the user goes to a different screen of the app. It would be great if I could continue syncing the data even when the user leaves the app.

Thank you

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 18 '15 at 08:49

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

in a few words: You can't abstract background tasks in Xamarin.Forms because iOS, Android and WP works in a different way. You have to use MessagingCenter to send and receive data from specific implementations in each platform

answered Dec 18 '15 at 08:49

MatPag

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Link no longer valid. – Dan Cundy Feb 01 '21 at 13:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '15 at 23:03

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

You could provably be interested in the Transfer Background tasks.

Regards

answered Mar 15 '15 at 23:03

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I'm looking for cross-platform solution, but I guess there is no such solution. Thanks for the tip. – malinjir Mar 28 '15 at 15:00

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