# transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch

Periodic callbacks in the background for both IOS and Android

Repository: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-background-fetch
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-22T13:25:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3684, "days_push": 133, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1609, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.847336+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native plugin that wakes an app in the background roughly every 15 minutes on iOS and Android to execute periodic callbacks, with support for scheduling one-shot or periodic tasks. It handles OS-specific background execution constraints, including Android HeadlessJS support.

## Use cases
- run periodic background tasks in a react native app
- sync data every 15 minutes on ios and android
- schedule one-shot background tasks in react native
- wake up app in background to fetch new content
- execute headless background jobs on android
- keep react native app doing work when closed

## When to choose
- you need OS-scheduled periodic background callbacks in a React Native app on iOS and Android
- you want a maintained, MIT-licensed plugin with task scheduling support

## When to avoid
- you need background execution more frequently than every 15 minutes
- you need tasks to continue after app termination on iOS
- you need precise, guaranteed background execution timing

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react-native, background-tasks, background-fetch, headless-js, periodic-callbacks, automation, android, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.847336+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 2026-08-30T03:51:19.435791+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.847336+00:00, sha 71399bf5ea47)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.