Does Xamarin.Forms support periodic background tasks?

Question

I am having a difficult time finding documentation on background tasks support for Xamarin.Forms. Does Xamarin.Forms provide support for periodic background tasks?

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Answer 1

I use Xamarin.Forms.Device.StartTimer Method, it starts a recurring timer using the device clock capabilities. While the callback returns true, the timer will keep recurring.

http://developer.xamarin.com/api/member/Xamarin.Forms.Device.StartTimer/