ocetnik/react-native-background-timer

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1650 stars · 233 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A React Native library that runs timers and emits periodic events even when the app is in the background, on both Android and iOS. It provides background-safe setTimeout/setInterval equivalents plus cross-platform run/stop background timer APIs.

Use cases

• run periodic tasks in a react native app while backgrounded
• keep a timer running when the app goes to background on ios
• schedule background polling every few seconds on android
• execute javascript code in background in react native
• background countdown or interval timer for mobile app

When to choose

• you need periodic background execution in a React Native app on Android and iOS
• you want a drop-in replacement for setTimeout/setInterval that survives backgrounding

When to avoid

• you need long-running background services beyond periodic timers
• you use Expo without ejecting, since native modules are required
• you need background location or audio features rather than timers

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

scheduling concurrency mobile-development react-native background-tasks timers native-modules automation android ios mobile javascript

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