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MDN Background Synchronization API

Documents deferring server synchronization work to a service worker, registering named sync tasks, and running deferred work when the device has stable network connectivity again.

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Offline mobile retry Choose offline mobile retry when a mobile action should be preserved and retried after connection loss, flaky network, app backgrounding, or policy-limited connectivity. The UI never reports server success for a mobile action that is only saved locally or queued. Supports deferring synchronization work until stable network connectivity returns.
Sync state Choose sync state when local and remote copies both matter and their reconciliation status affects trust, next action, or data integrity. The sync surface never upgrades local saved or queued work to synced until the remote system confirms acceptance. MDN supports deferring synchronization work to a service worker until stable network connectivity exists.

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