Microsoft Windows 8 Metro app runs freely in the background

Windows 8 supports Metro apps running in the background, but these apps don't just stay in the background and do nothing. In a new technology blog, Microsoft introduced programmers to the programmers. How to make your app run effectively in Windows 8 background.

Since Windows 8 is dedicated to providing the longest possible battery life for notebook and tablet users, the Windows 8 Metro app can perform many operations in the background, such as downloading, uploading files, playing music or other audio files.

Windows 8 provides some simple and powerful APIs. You can embed the appropriate APIs in your application to transfer data and upload/download files in the foreground and background. These APIs will solve a lot of problems for you, and you can focus on the functionality of the application.

Microsoft provides some sample code in the blog, Metro application developers can directly embed it into their own software, enabling background execution of a variety of tasks, including: background upload or download, background audio playback , sharing, device sync, active tiles, scheduled notifications, background tasks.