To understand what is happening it is advisable to create a test project... I did it for you below
There is a Clock1 running in the foreground and a Clock1 running in the background running independently from each other
The counter in the foreground works only if the app is in the foreground. Timer interval is 5 seconds. After closing the app it starts from 0 again.
The counter in the background starts after clicking Start button. It increments each 2 seconds being the app in the foreground or in the background. In case the app is in the foreground, the current background counter value will be displayed in a label.
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