Features that can be used while running in the background for Windows Phone 8

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

This topics lists APIs that can be called while an app is running in the background. For information on enabling background execution, see How to run location-tracking apps in the background for Windows Phone 8.

API	Remarks
Windows.ApplicationModel.Store
Windows.Devices.Geolocation
System.Device.Location
Microsoft.Devices.Sensors
Windows.Devices.Sensors
Windows.Phone.Speech.Synthesis
Microsoft.Phone.Info
System.IO.IsolatedStorage
Microsoft.Phone.Notification	New push notifications channels can’t be created while running in the background, but the app may receive raw notifications.
ShellToast
ShellTile	The following members of the ShellTile class are supported. Update(ShellTileData) Delete()()() ActiveTiles Creating tiles is not supported while running in the background.
Microsoft.Phone.BackgroundTransfer
Microsoft.Phone.Scheduler	New background agents can’t be scheduled while running in the background.
Windows.Networking.Proximity	New connections are blocked while running in the background.
Microsoft.Phone.Wallet	The APDU channel is blocked while running in the background.
HttpWebResponse
HttpWebRequest
System.Net.Sockets
Windows.Networking.Sockets
WebClient
Microsoft.Phone.Networking.Voip
Windows.Phone.Networking.Voip
IXMLHTTPRequest2
GetUserPreferredUILanguages
UIElementColor(UIElementType)
ResolutionScale
Microsoft.Xna.Framwork.Audio.SoundEffect