feat: move service to background #1754
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This PR introduces a new background executor, making it possible to run executors without starting a foreground service or showing a notification.
By default, executors continue to run in foreground mode (unchanged behavior). The new background executor allows running tasks in background mode.
New Background Executor
New apis for the default Executor
When running in background mode, the service has a higher chance of being killed by the system after the app exits.
Service Behavior
Executorinstances.Related APIs (secondary)
Two internal APIs are added to move the shared service between foreground and background modes:
Executor.moveToBackground()Executor.moveToForeground()Closes #1666