diff --git a/src/app/shared/index.ts b/src/app/shared/index.ts
index 74c07aec..b7db596a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { default as DarkImage } from './DarkImage.vue'
-export * from './tasks/RefreshTokenTask'
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+export * from './tasks/RefreshTokenTask'
+export * from './tasks/SyncTask'
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diff --git a/src/app/shared/tasks/RefreshTokenTask.ts b/src/app/shared/tasks/RefreshTokenTask.ts
index 867deda5..fe44dee3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/tasks/RefreshTokenTask.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/tasks/RefreshTokenTask.ts
@@ -11,16 +11,20 @@ import { AuthService } from '@/services/AuthService'
 export function runRefreshTokenTask(emitter: Emitter<Events>) {
   const service = new AuthService(AUTH_HOST)
   const log = new Logger('auth')
+  const supportedPlatforms = ['ios', 'android']
+  const currentPlatform = Capacitor.getPlatform()
 
-    emitter.on('appStateChanged', async ({ isActive }) => {
-      if (isActive) { return }
-      if (Capacitor.getPlatform() !== 'ios') { return }
-
+  emitter.on('appStateChanged', async ({ isActive }) => {
+    if (isActive) { return }
+    if (supportedPlatforms.includes(currentPlatform)) {
       const taskId = await BackgroundTask.beforeExit(async () => {
         await refreshToken()
       })
       BackgroundTask.finish({ taskId })
-    })
+    } else {
+      await refreshToken()
+    }
+  })
 
   async function refreshToken() {
     const now     = new Date().getTime()
@@ -33,9 +37,9 @@ export function runRefreshTokenTask(emitter: Emitter<Events>) {
       const token = await service.refreshToken(account.token)
       if (!token) { log.error('Failed to refresh token') }
       account.token.expires = token.expires
-      log.debug('auth token refreshed', account.token)
+      log.debug('Auth token refreshed', account.token)
     } else {
-      log.debug('token still valid')
+      log.debug('Token still valid')
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/tasks/SyncTask.ts b/src/app/shared/tasks/SyncTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6b61951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/tasks/SyncTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { Logger } from '@akdasa-studios/framework'
+import { Application } from '@akdasa-studios/shlokas-core'
+import { Capacitor } from '@capacitor/core'
+import { BackgroundTask } from '@capawesome/capacitor-background-task'
+import { Emitter } from 'mitt'
+import { createRepositories } from '@/app/utils/sync'
+import { useAccountStore } from '@/app/settings'
+import { Events } from '@/app/Events'
+
+
+export function runSyncTask(app: Application, emitter: Emitter<Events>) {
+  const log = new Logger('sync')
+  const supportedPlatforms = ['ios', 'android']
+  const currentPlatform = Capacitor.getPlatform()
+
+  emitter.on('appStateChanged', async ({ isActive }) => {
+    if (isActive) { return }
+    if (supportedPlatforms.includes(currentPlatform)) {
+      const taskId = await BackgroundTask.beforeExit(async () => {
+        await sync()
+      })
+      BackgroundTask.finish({ taskId })
+    } else {
+      await sync()
+    }
+  })
+
+  async function sync() {
+    const account = useAccountStore()
+    if (account.syncHost) {
+      log.debug('Syncing in background')
+      const remoteRepos = createRepositories(account.syncHost as string)
+      await app.sync(remoteRepos)
+      emitter.emit('syncCompleted')
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/init/app/initTasks.ts b/src/init/app/initTasks.ts
index b0357af5..a9d7a142 100644
--- a/src/init/app/initTasks.ts
+++ b/src/init/app/initTasks.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Emitter } from 'mitt'
 import { runSyncInboxDeckTask } from '@/app/decks/inbox'
 import { runSyncReviewDeckTask } from '@/app/decks/review'
 import { Events } from '@/app/Events'
-import { runRefreshTokenTask } from '@/app/shared'
+import { runRefreshTokenTask, runSyncTask } from '@/app/shared'
 import { runUpdateStatisticsTask } from '@/app/statistics'
 import { InitArgs } from '../initialization'
 
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ export async function initTasks(
   runUpdateStatisticsTask(shlokas, emitter)
   runSyncInboxDeckTask(shlokas, emitter)
   runSyncReviewDeckTask(shlokas, emitter)
+  runSyncTask(shlokas, emitter)
 }
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diff --git a/src/init/infrastructure/initLogging.ts b/src/init/infrastructure/initLogging.ts
index 4ca80842..1d5afd16 100644
--- a/src/init/infrastructure/initLogging.ts
+++ b/src/init/infrastructure/initLogging.ts
@@ -11,14 +11,20 @@ export async function initLogging() {
 
 class ConsoleLogTransport implements LogTransport {
   log(record: LogRecord): void {
+    const context = `[${record.context}]`
+    const data = record.data
+    const styles = {
+      context: 'color: #9E9E9E; font-weight: bold',
+    }
+
     if (record.level === LogLevel.DEBUG) {
-      console.debug(record.context, record.message, JSON.stringify(record.data))
+      console.debug('%c'+context, styles.context, record.message, data)
     } else if (record.level === LogLevel.INFO) {
-      console.info(record.context, record.message, JSON.stringify(record.data))
+      console.info('%c'+context, record.message, data)
     } else if (record.level === LogLevel.WARN) {
-      console.warn(record.context, record.message, JSON.stringify(record.data))
+      console.warn('%c'+context, record.message, data)
     } else if (record.level === LogLevel.ERROR || record.level === LogLevel.FATAL) {
-      console.error(record.context, record.message, JSON.stringify(record.data))
+      console.error('%c'+context, record.message, data)
     }
   }
 }
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