The specific question is, if in xamarin forms can tasks be executed in the background or does it have to be native in each platform?
The specific question is, if in xamarin forms can tasks be executed in the background or does it have to be native in each platform?
It depends on what you want to do. As a general rule, If your background task is long-lasting, you should use the mechanism corresponding to each platform. If it's short, you can use the standard ...
Task.Run(() => {
// tu código
});.
In addition, there are certain typical use cases that have special mechanisms, for example the background download of files. For that particular case there is a plugin ( HttpTransferTasks ). Depending on your need, there may already be a plugin. I suggest you review the list of official Xamarin plugins and see if your requirement is covered.