CHAPTER 11
Background Tasks
In any application, you may have to silently perform certain tasks in the background. The Universal Windows Platform provides a Background Tasks feature that lets you run code in the background. A background task is nothing but a JavaScript file that the OS runs in the background. A background task is usually run against a system trigger that you can subscribe to. A background task needs to be declared in the application task. Background tasks can report progress, completion, and cancellation to apps through certain events.
11.1 System Event Triggers for Background Tasks
Problem
You have decided to implement a background ...
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