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How to enable download in background?

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aniksau
aniksau
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Everytime I start downloading a file and go to home or open another app by pressing home button, the ongoing download stops and then fails.

Everytime I start downloading a file and go to home or open another app by pressing home button, the ongoing download stops and then fails.

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Tweezy
Tweezy
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Wait till after downloading before leaving browser

guigs
guigs
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HI aniksau, Is it possible to leave the browser running in the background?