# WKWatchConnectivityRefreshBackgroundTask A background task used to receive background updates from the Watch Connectivity framework. ``` class WKWatchConnectivityRefreshBackgroundTask ``` ## Overview Don’t subclass or create instances of this class. Instead, when this background watch connectivity task is triggered, the system launches your app in the background, instantiates a [`WKWatchConnectivityRefreshBackgroundTask`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKWatchConnectivityRefreshBackgroundTask) object, and passes the task object to your app delegate’s [`handle(_:)`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKApplicationDelegate/handle(_:)-4vdjo) method. > Note: > In watchOS 9 and later, SwiftUI Background tasks are the preferred way to handle background tasks and interactions. For more information, . Background watch connectivity tasks are triggered whenever the paired device sends data using one of the following methods: - - - - The background watch connectivity task informs you that your app is given background time. You must use your methods to receive this data. Because of the asynchronous nature of these tasks, defer calling your tasks’s [`setTaskCompleted()`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKRefreshBackgroundTask/setTaskCompleted()) method until after you’ve activated your session and received all the pending data. Use the property to determine whether you still have any pending data. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)