Download stops when the app is backgrounded

[mkatsevVR]

Describe the bug
Downloading an archive only works if the app is open and the phone screen is on. If the app is in the background or the phone is asleep, the download stops.

Expected behavior
The download should continue in the background.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to the download tab
2. Click on any large item (eg wikipedia top 50000 articles)
3. Download starts, see the notification showing progress.
4. Switch away to another app.
5. After a short period of time (less than a minute) the download notification disappears
6. Go back to kiwix, the download is shown as pending
7. Pause/unpause, the download resumes.

Environment

• Version of Kiwix Android : 3.11.1
• Device : Pixel 9
• OS version : Android 15

[kelson42]

Does that still happen with 3.12 (nightly)?

[mkatsevVR]

Where is the nightly apk?

[kelson42]

Where is the nightly apk?

http://download.kiwix.org/nightly/

[mkatsevVR]

Same thing on the nightly, except the status is shown as "Paused WAIT FOR RETRY" instead of "Pending" in step 6.

[kelson42]

@mkatsevVR Thank you for your bug report, we will look at it and come back to you in the next days.