# googlearchive/firebase-jobdispatcher-android

DEPRECATED please see the README.md below for details.

Repository: https://github.com/googlearchive/firebase-jobdispatcher-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/firebase-jobdispatcher-android
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-04-07T21:08:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3759, "days_push": 2339, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1778, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.152968+00:00)

## What it is
Firebase JobDispatcher is a Java library for scheduling background jobs in Android apps, providing a JobScheduler-compatible API that works back to API level 14 on devices with Google Play services. The project was deprecated in favor of Android Jetpack WorkManager and its repository was archived in April 2020.

## Use cases
- schedule background jobs in an android app
- defer network uploads until wifi is available
- run periodic background tasks on older android versions
- replace android jobscheduler api on devices below api 21
- retry failed background work with backoff

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy android app already built on Firebase JobDispatcher
- you need a historical reference for migrating to WorkManager

## When to avoid
- starting any new android project - use Jetpack WorkManager instead
- your app targets Android Q or later, where FJD stops working
- you need background job scheduling without Google Play services

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: scheduling
- domain: mobile-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: background-jobs, deprecated, jobscheduler, google-play-services, android-jetpack-migration, automation, android

## Member repositories
- googlearchive/firebase-jobdispatcher-android (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.152968+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:25:10.319149+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlearchive/firebase-jobdispatcher-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.152968+00:00, sha 240341d9d9a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.