If a service needs to be continued when the application or service module is running in the background (not visible to users), the application or service module can request a transient task or continuous task for delayed suspension based on the service type.
If an application has a task that needs to be continued when the application is switched to the background and can be completed within a short period of time, the application can request a transient task. For example, if a user chooses to clear junk files in the **Files** application and exits the application, the application can request a transient task to complete the cleanup.
If an application has a service that can be intuitively perceived by users and needs to run in the background for a long period of time (for example, music playback in the background), the application can request a continuous task.
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> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 7. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
