General:
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Forums subtopic: App & System Services > Processes & Concurrency
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Forums tag: Background Tasks
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Background Tasks framework documentation
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UIApplicationbackground tasks documentation -
ProcessInfoexpiring activity documentation -
Using background tasks documentation for watchOS
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Performing long-running tasks on iOS and iPadOS documentation
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WWDC 2020 Session 10063 Background execution demystified — This is critical resource. Watch it! [1]
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WWDC 2022 Session 10142 Efficiency awaits: Background tasks in SwiftUI
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WWDC 2025 Session 227 Finish tasks in the background — This contains an excellent summary of the expected use cases for each of the background task types.
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iOS Background Execution Limits forums post
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UIApplication Background Task Notes forums post
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Testing and Debugging Code Running in the Background forums post
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[1] Sadly the video is currently not available from Apple. I’ve left the link in place just in case it comes back.