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user3473543
user3473543

Reputation: 131

How do I create a simple service in a Phonegap application to run a setInterval() in the background?

I'm nearly done with a very simple Phonegap application that involves a stopwatch type feature that, when started, needs to run indefinitely until the user stops it, even if they turns their screen off/runs it in the background. I mainly work in javascript, and the only solutions I'm finding require using java and as of now that's a little bit out of my scope. A lot of what I'm finding is 1+ years old though, I'm hoping there's a simplified solution to implementing a service with phonegap, where the entire goal is to keep a single setInterval( , 1000) going when the device is idle. So what would be the most straightforward option for this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 559

Answers (1)

tremor
tremor

Reputation: 3186

Your best bet is to use the background services plugin.

https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-background-mode

Without that your app will pause when it is set to background. I have read about using AJAX calls to a webserver to keep your app running in the background which will maintain things like setInterval but I have never tried/tested that method.

Upvotes: 1

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