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background-mode

Background Mode plugin for Cordova and Ionic. Cordova plugin to prevent the app from going to sleep while in background. Requires Cordova plugin:…

latest: v9.6.0 · npm: @awesome-cordova-plugins/background-mode

Install

npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/background-mode
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-background-mode

Migrating to Capacitor?

No 1:1 official equivalent was found for this plugin. Check the Capgo community plugin directory or the official Capacitor plugin list for alternatives — many Cordova plugins also still work inside Capacitor via npx cap add.

Background Mode

Cordova plugin to prevent the app from going to sleep while in background. Requires Cordova plugin: cordova-plugin-background-mode. For more info about plugin, visit: https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-background-mode

Installation

ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-background-mode
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/background-mode

Plugin Repo: https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-background-mode

Supported Platforms

Further Information