Flutter Workmanager

Execute Dart code in the background, even when your app is closed. Perfect for data sync, file uploads, and periodic maintenance tasks.

Key Features

Background Task Execution: Execute Dart code in the background on both Android and iOS platforms
Multiple Task Types: Support for one-off tasks, periodic tasks, and iOS processing tasks
Platform Constraints: Configure network, battery, charging, and other constraints for task execution
Debug Support: Built-in debugging with notifications to track background task execution

Platform	Support	Notes
Android	✅ Full	All WorkManager features supported
iOS	✅ Full	Background Fetch + BGTaskScheduler APIs
macOS	🚧 Planned	Future support through NSBackgroundActivityScheduler
Web	❌ Not supported	Background execution not available
Windows/Linux	❌ Not supported	No background task APIs

Use Case	Description
Sync data from API	Automatically fetch and sync data from your backend API
Upload files in background	Upload photos, documents when network conditions are optimal
Clean up old data	Remove old files, cache data, and maintain app performance
Fetch notifications	Check for new notifications and messages from your server
Database maintenance	Perform database cleanup and optimization tasks

This plugin uses a federated architecture:

workmanager - Main package that provides the unified API
workmanager_android - Android implementation using WorkManager
workmanager_apple - iOS/macOS implementation using BGTaskScheduler
workmanager_platform_interface - Shared interface for platform implementations

All packages are automatically included when you add workmanager to pubspec.yaml.

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