ahtishamshahzad Mobile Background Tasks
Purpose
Plan background work: background fetch/location/audio or scheduled tasks within iOS/Android limits, with battery and lifecycle awareness.
When to Use
- When work must continue or run periodically outside the foreground.
- Not for foreground-only work; not on Expo Go for capabilities needing a dev build.
Inputs
- The background requirement (fetch/location/audio/task) and cadence.
- Runtime + build model; OS constraints.
Discovery Questions
- What must run in the background, and how often?
- Which OS background modes/permissions are required?
- How is battery and OS throttling handled?
- What happens on app kill/restart?
Responsibilities
- Identify the background mode (fetch/location/audio/processing) and its OS constraints.
- Plan scheduling/cadence within limits.
- Handle battery/throttling and lifecycle (kill/restart).
- Coordinate related features (
mobile-location-maps,mobile-notifications).
Required Workflow
- Confirm the background need + native support.
- Select background mode + permissions.
- Plan cadence within OS limits.
- Handle battery/lifecycle/throttling.
- Record the background plan.
Decision Rules
- Work within OS background limits — don't assume unlimited execution.
- Minimize wake frequency for battery; batch work.
- Background modes require justification and correct entitlements (
ios-readiness,android-readiness). - Native support required — dev build or CLI.
Rules
- Respect OS background execution limits.
- Battery-aware scheduling.
- Coordinate entitlements with readiness skills.
Anti-Patterns
- Assuming background runs freely.
- Frequent wakeups draining battery.
- Missing entitlements/justification for background modes.
- Ignoring app-kill/restart behavior.
Validation Checklist
- Background mode + constraints identified.
- Cadence planned within limits.
- Battery/throttling/lifecycle handled.
- Entitlements coordinated.
- Native support confirmed.
Definition of Done
A recorded background plan: the background mode and its constraints, battery-aware scheduling, lifecycle handling, and coordinated entitlements — with native support confirmed.
Related Skills
mobile-location-maps, mobile-notifications, mobile-native-modules, ios-readiness, android-readiness, mobile-performance
Related Knowledge
../../../knowledge/ (background requirements).
Related References
../../../references/mobile/native/ when populated.
Context Loading Guidance
- Requires: background requirement + cadence, runtime/build, OS constraints.
- Does not require: unrelated screens, the full mobile skill set, unrelated references.
- May load:
mobile-location-maps,mobile-notifications, readiness skills. - Stop when: the background plan is recorded.
Token Efficiency Guidance
Plan the mode + cadence + constraints; delegate entitlements to readiness skills.