The Cat API

Users always want more. With a background URLSession, we can give them more by extending downloads and uploads beyond the app's lifespan. Here, we look at building a solution to take advantage of a background session to download adorable cat photos 😸.

In iOS, we can use background-transfers to extend the life of our downloads and uploads beyond the app's lifespan, offering our users a better experience by using a background URLSession. Here, we look at how to build that better experience.

Every time a user has to wait for a network request to complete before they can get on with their task, we risk losing them. With pausable downloads, we can ensure that even a cancelled download isn't wasted. Here, we look at how to resume a cancelled download to minimise wait times.