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Before going all the hassle coding a generic asynchronous, queued, background running file download library with pause, resume and cancel features, I was wondering if is it possible using some of the already available similar features of NewsstandKit.framework in a non–Newsstand app and publish it on the App Store?

In case the answer is not a plain "no", I would like to know which features would be okay using.

Cœur
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The answer is unfortunately, no.

Also, you're not going to get background downloading unless you are using Newsstand. They're the only apps allowed to download whilst the app is not open.

mattjgalloway
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  • I guess you can do background as documented [here](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iphone/conceptual/iphoneosprogrammingguide/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH4-SW20) – Ali Mar 29 '12 at 08:23
  • Not downloading. You can't do that unless you are a newsstand app. – mattjgalloway Mar 29 '12 at 08:47
  • Please checkout question entitled "How do I keep requests running in the background after the app has been dismissed?" [here](https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/wiki/AFNetworking-FAQ) – Ali Mar 29 '12 at 09:12
  • Yes, you get 10 minutes, but that's all. Fine, it might be enough time to do the download, but it's not going to be a full solution. – mattjgalloway Mar 29 '12 at 09:14
  • Oh well, I didn't know that 10 minutes limit and since there doesn't seem to be another way of doing this, I guess I will consider continue downloading in that time period and eventually save what's downloaded so far hoping to resume next time app comes back on. Thanks again! – Ali Mar 29 '12 at 10:04