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# startPeriodicSync

`fun startPeriodicSync(unit: `[`TimeUnit`](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/TimeUnit.html)`, period: `[`Long`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html)`): `[`Unit`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/service/firefox-accounts/src/main/java/mozilla/components/service/fxa/sync/WorkManagerSyncManager.kt#L177)

Periodic background syncing is mainly intended to reduce workload when we sync during
application startup.

