Make Obsidian Sync work in background (on Mobile)

I mentioned this a few weeks ago in Discord and Licat commented on it, so I’m just raising it here for continued awareness. iOS 26 includes a new API call for running tasks in the background: BGContinuedProcessingTaskRequest | Apple Developer Documentation

I currently don’t use Obsidian Sync because I have to wait for the sync to finish before I switch away from the app. Instead I use iCloud to store my vault, which providees the ability to take a note quickly and not have to worry about the sync occuring after I move on to something else. However, I would rather use Obsidian Sync for all the benefits it provides. Maybe this new API call would do the trick?

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