Websocket is closing when app is in background

[Rahulgupta-cdnsol]

Hi,

I am using this library and I want to keep alive my web socket but I observe that websocket is closed when I put my into the background for few mins.To keep running app in background I have added location services but still websocket is closing. Please let me know how I can keep alive the websocket.

[kervich]

I guess you need background fetch plus some logic that will only let the ws open/connect when the OS allows you to.

[Rahulgupta-cdnsol]

for the background location services is on but still it is saying "Did close Stream end encountered". Please let me how to keep alive the websocket connection.

[madlymad]

In case you are using latest iOS versions (above 10) there is no way to keep it open!

That is a restriction from Apple!

The way to go is to shutdown the connection when going to background. And a push server send you a push notification to wake you up and reestablish the connection again.

Personally I haven't found any other way to go!

[kutayinclr]

First of all,

"In case you are using latest iOS versions (above 10) there is no way to keep it open!"

this is wrong!!

With the backgroundTask it is possible, I am able to connect to the socket on background without any problem though my app is using voip. I don't know you case but it might be limited. Check the documentation.

[akshar001]

Please let us know the solution!@kutayinclr

[madlymad]

With the backgroundTask it is possible, I am able to connect to the socket on background without any problem.

This is a sort time solution as you cannot guarantee how long it will run, system provide you some extra time to finish-up what it is needed for your application.

According to documentation

Apps running background tasks have a finite amount of time in which to run them. (You can find out how much time is available using the backgroundTimeRemaining property.)

You can check more details here