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background_fetch

Published by 🇨🇦transistorsoft.com · v1.7.0 · released 4 months ago · MIT License

First published 7 years ago.

Periodic callbacks in the background for both iOS and Android. Includes Android Headless implementation.

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#15 in Background Tasks #1082 overall androidios
Downloads / day
3,389
as of 2026-10-19
GitHub stars
596
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
1,264
on pub.dev
Pub points
155 / 160
2026-09-19 2026-10-19

Repository health

Last commit
4 months ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 7 closed issues (low confidence))
Commit activity
Open issues
0
Open PRs
5
Contributors
13 (top contributor 77%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)

Last refreshed 6 days ago.

License explained · MIT

MIT License

Use freely, even commercially. Just keep the copyright notice.

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You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

background_fetch

25 commits in the past year
Slowing -100% vs 9 months ago
15 8 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
0.5 commits
Busiest week
14 commits, 25 weeks ago
Active weeks
4 of 52 (8%)
Longest quiet stretch
20 weeks with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

How background_fetch compares in Background Tasks

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#4
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#15
background_fetch
transistorsoft.com
3.4K ★ 596 1.3K