Add native background downloads to your Unity game on Android and iOS with a simple C# API. Includes progress tracking, cancellation, full source code, and Editor/Standalone download support.Keep content downloading while your players step away.Background Download connects your Unity game to native Android and iOS download services through a straightforward C# API. Download asset bundles, videos, and other files without keeping your mobile game in the foreground, subject to each operating system's scheduling and background execution rules.Simple to integrateStart a download from a URL, track its progress, or wait for completion in a coroutine. One API provides access to the platform-specific implementations.FeaturesNative mobile downloads: Android DownloadManager and iOS background NSURLSession.Coroutine-friendly API: yield a DownloadOperation until it finishes.Download monitoring: inspect progress, status, and errors.Cancellation: cancel an operation through the shared C# API.Track ongoing mobile downloads: look up an existing download by URL, or start one when no active operation is found.Download configuration: destination options and Android notification title, description, and visibility controls.Editor and Standalone downloads: UnityWebRequest implementation for development and desktop use.Full source included: C#, Android Java, and iOS Objective-C++ implementation files.Platform behaviorAndroid and iOS use native background download facilities. Download timing and continuation depend on device settings, network availability, and operating system policies. Force-quitting an app is not a guarantee that a download will continue.Editor and Standalone use UnityWebRequest while the Unity application is running; they do not provide mobile-style downloads after the application exits.Frequently asked questionsIs source code included?Yes. Inspect, customize, and extend the supplied C# and native implementations.Can I track an existing download?Use GetDownloadOperation(url) or StartOrContinueDownload(url) to find an ongoing mobile download. This is tracking an existing task, not a general-purpose pause/resume API. On iOS, allow native initialization to complete before checking existing tasks.Can I use it for downloadable game content?Yes. It downloads files; your game handles any subsequent loading, validation, unpacking, or installation.How can I get support?Contact liortal53@gmail.com for questions or feature requests.
