chore

app.json

@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@
         {
           "useDefaultExpandedMediaControls": true
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "expo-background-task"
     ],
     "experiments": {
       "typedRoutes": true

app/_layout.tsx

@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ const BackGroundDownloader = !Platform.isTV
 import { DarkTheme, ThemeProvider } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
-const BackgroundFetch = !Platform.isTV
-  ? require("expo-background-fetch")
-  : null;
-
 import * as Device from "expo-device";
 import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";
 
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ import { router, Stack, useSegments } from "expo-router";
 import * as SplashScreen from "expo-splash-screen";
 import * as ScreenOrientation from "@/packages/expo-screen-orientation";
 
-const TaskManager = !Platform.isTV ? require("expo-task-manager") : null;
+import * as TaskManager from "expo-task-manager";
 
 import { getLocales } from "expo-localization";
 import { Provider as JotaiProvider } from "jotai";
@@ -130,7 +126,9 @@ if (!Platform.isTV) {
     console.log("TaskManager ~ sessions trigger");
 
     const api = store.get(apiAtom);
-    if (api === null || api === undefined) return;
+    if (api === null || api === undefined) {
+      return { value: null };
+    }
 
     const response = await getSessionApi(api).getSessions({
       activeWithinSeconds: 360,
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ if (!Platform.isTV) {
     const result = response.data.filter((s) => s.NowPlayingItem);
     Notifications.setBadgeCountAsync(result.length);
 
-    return BackgroundFetch.BackgroundFetchResult.NewData;
+    return { value: "success" };
   });
 
   TaskManager.defineTask(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK, async () => {
@@ -149,20 +147,18 @@ if (!Platform.isTV) {
 
     const settingsData = storage.getString("settings");
 
-    if (!settingsData) return BackgroundFetch.BackgroundFetchResult.NoData;
+    if (!settingsData) return { value: null };
 
     const settings: Partial<Settings> = JSON.parse(settingsData);
     const url = settings?.optimizedVersionsServerUrl;
 
-    if (!settings?.autoDownload || !url)
+    if (!settings?.autoDownload || !url) return { value: null };
-      return BackgroundFetch.BackgroundFetchResult.NoData;
 
     const token = getTokenFromStorage();
     const deviceId = getOrSetDeviceId();
     const baseDirectory = FileSystem.documentDirectory;
 
-    if (!token || !deviceId || !baseDirectory)
+    if (!token || !deviceId || !baseDirectory) return { value: null };
-      return BackgroundFetch.BackgroundFetchResult.NoData;
 
     const jobs = await getAllJobsByDeviceId({
       deviceId,
@@ -195,7 +191,7 @@ if (!Platform.isTV) {
           })
           .done(() => {
             console.log("TaskManager ~ Download completed: ", job.id);
-            saveDownloadedItemInfo(job.item);
+            _saveDownloadedItemInfo(job.item);
             BackGroundDownloader.completeHandler(job.id);
             cancelJobById({
               authHeader: token,
@@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ if (!Platform.isTV) {
     console.log(`Auto download started: ${new Date(now).toISOString()}`);
 
     // Be sure to return the successful result type!
-    return BackgroundFetch.BackgroundFetchResult.NewData;
+    return { value: "success" };
   });
 }
 

components/settings/OtherSettings.tsx

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import { Text } from "../common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "../list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "../list/ListItem";
 
-const BackgroundFetch = require("expo-background-fetch");
+import * as TaskManager from "expo-task-manager";
-const TaskManager = require("expo-task-manager");
 
 export const OtherSettings: React.FC = () => {
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -33,7 +32,8 @@ export const OtherSettings: React.FC = () => {
    * Background task
    *******************/
   const checkStatusAsync = async () => {
-    await BackgroundFetch.getStatusAsync();
+    // expo-background-task doesn't have a direct status check
+    // Just check if the task is registered
     return await TaskManager.isTaskRegisteredAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK);
   };
 

package.json

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.7.9",
     "expo": "~53.0.17",
     "expo-asset": "~11.1.7",
-    "expo-background-fetch": "~13.1.6",
+    "expo-background-task": "~0.2.8",
     "expo-blur": "~14.1.5",
     "expo-brightness": "~13.1.4",
     "expo-build-properties": "~0.14.8",

utils/background-tasks.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,41 @@
-const BackgroundFetch = require("expo-background-fetch");
+import * as BackgroundTask from "expo-background-task";
 
 export const BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK = "background-fetch";
+export const BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS = "background-fetch-sessions";
 
 export async function registerBackgroundFetchAsync() {
   try {
-    BackgroundFetch.registerTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK, {
+    await BackgroundTask.registerTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK, {
-      minimumInterval: 60 * 1, // 1 minutes
+      minimumInterval: 60, // 1 minute (in seconds, not milliseconds)
-      stopOnTerminate: false, // android only,
-      startOnBoot: false, // android only
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log("Error registering background fetch task", error);
+    console.log("Error registering background task", error);
   }
 }
 
 export async function unregisterBackgroundFetchAsync() {
   try {
-    BackgroundFetch.unregisterTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK);
+    await BackgroundTask.unregisterTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log("Error unregistering background fetch task", error);
+    console.log("Error unregistering background task", error);
   }
 }
 
-export const BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS = "background-fetch-sessions";
-
 export async function registerBackgroundFetchAsyncSessions() {
   try {
-    console.log("Registering background fetch sessions");
+    console.log("Registering background task sessions");
-    BackgroundFetch.registerTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS, {
+    await BackgroundTask.registerTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS, {
-      minimumInterval: 1 * 60, // 1 minutes
+      minimumInterval: 60, // 1 minute
-      stopOnTerminate: false, // android only,
-      startOnBoot: true, // android only
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log("Error registering background fetch task", error);
+    console.log("Error registering background task sessions", error);
   }
 }
 
 export async function unregisterBackgroundFetchAsyncSessions() {
   try {
-    BackgroundFetch.unregisterTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS);
+    await BackgroundTask.unregisterTaskAsync(BACKGROUND_FETCH_TASK_SESSIONS);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log("Error unregistering background fetch task", error);
+    console.log("Error unregistering background task sessions", error);
   }
 }