The WorkManager is an API tool in Android that helps to schedule the reliable and already running tasks in Android continue running even if the device restarts. It is a possible replacement for the previous scheduling apps of Android.

It is present on Android 12 and recently, new improvements have been made in WorkManager. The WorkManager 2.6 was a stable app and designated to run with today’s needs. But it is not compatible with Android 12.

So, the developers improved over WorkManager 2.7 for Android 12. The most interesting feature is, the changes in this new version are backward compatible, so the user can easily switch to 2.6 right away.

WorkManager 2.7 helps to add support for foreground Services restrictions on Android 12. It is used to deliver services and work reliably across platforms, even if the user’s phone switches off. It helps in sending logs and analytics to backend services & syncs the application data with the server.

Apart from these, the WorkManager 2.7 has other key benefits, like:

• Allowing the rescheduling of work to run in one-time or repeated mode using the flexible windows.
• Defining work constraints
• Its configurable exponential backoff policy helps to retry the failed policies.
• To run certain individual work tasks together (also called Work Chaining) using an enhanced user interface.

Thus, why not try WorkManager 2.7 if you’re an Android 12 user, for its awesome features.