# Background Running

Run the app in the background.

# Manifest Declaration

You need to declare the use of this API in the manifest's features member:

{"name": "system.resident"}

Usage note

Also, you need to indicate the services that may be active in the background by specifying the services in the config.background member of the manifest. Read all the details in the section Services Running in the Background.

# Module Import

Before using this service in a component, you need to import the module in the script section of the UX document.

import resident from '@system.resident'

let resident = require("@system.resident")

# Methods

This service has the following methods:

start()
stop()

# `start()`

This method sends an app to the background.

Example:

resident.start({ 
    desc: ' ' 
})

# `stop()`

Stops an app from running in the background.