Android Tutorial #9: WorkManager — Background Tasks Done Right
Your app needs to sync data with the server every hour. Or compress images before uploading. Or clean up old cache files once a day. You cannot use a coroutine for this. If the user closes the app, the coroutine dies. If the device restarts, the work is gone. WorkManager guarantees execution. It schedules background tasks that survive app restarts, device reboots, and even Doze mode. Android’s system handles when to run the work — you just define what to do and under what conditions. ...