iOS Question Data sync with a server

[udg]

Hi all,

my app, originally developed for Android, at start up syncs with a server to receive silently and automatically an update of some local data.
In other words, executing B4xMainPage_Create starts a silent sync

Now, for what I've read iOS doesn't terminate an app (unless it needs to), so I can't count on a new MainpageCreate the next day with new data (the same would apply to an Android user never terminating its app if the OS doesn't kill it by itself).
So the question is: should I add a manual way to let the user command a sync? Is this the only way?

TIA

 

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