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# requiredResources

An option that indicates any special system resources that the task requires.

```
var requiredResources: BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequest.Resources { get set }
```

## Discussion

To request background GPU support for the task, set this property to [`gpu`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequest/Resources/gpu). First, check whether the device supports background GPU use; see [`supportedResources`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGTaskScheduler/supportedResources).

The default value is [`BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequestResourcesDefault`](/documentation/BackgroundTasks/BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequestResources/BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequestResourcesDefault).

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