Task scheduling

When you want to execute tasks that will continue to run even if the app leaves the visible state, we recommend using the Jetpack library WorkManager. WorkManager features a robust scheduling mechanism that lets tasks persist across app restarts and device reboots.

Types of work

WorkManager handles three types of work:

Immediate: Tasks that must begin immediately and complete soon. May be expedited.

Long Running: Tasks which might run for longer, potentially longer than 10 minutes.

Deferrable: Scheduled tasks that start at a later time and can run periodically.

Figure 1 outlines how the different types of tasks relate to one another.

Figure 1: Types of work.

Similarly, the following table outlines the various types of work.

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