diff --git a/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dde4fc5f6..33a43d15f 100644
--- a/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		97C146FC1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FA1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard */; };
 		97C146FE1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FD1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets */; };
 		97C147011CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FF1CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */; };
-		DA6BE5E826B3BC8600656280 /* BuildFile in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; };
+		DA6BE5E826B3BC8600656280 /* (null) in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXContainerItemProxy section */
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 				3B3967161E833CAA004F5970 /* AppFrameworkInfo.plist in Resources */,
 				97C146FE1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
 				97C146FC1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard in Resources */,
-				DA6BE5E826B3BC8600656280 /* BuildFile in Resources */,
+				DA6BE5E826B3BC8600656280 /* (null) in Resources */,
 				277218A0270F596900FFE3CC /* GoogleService-Info.plist in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				MACH_O_TYPE = mh_execute;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Runner/Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = "Ente Photos";
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
@@ -864,7 +865,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				MACH_O_TYPE = mh_execute;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				MACH_O_TYPE = mh_execute;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -956,6 +957,7 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Runner/Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = "Ente Photos";
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
@@ -995,6 +997,7 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Runner/Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = "Ente Photos";
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
diff --git a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
index 4a8308c5c..8408d8d91 100644
--- a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ import workmanager
     didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?
   ) -> Bool {
     var flutter_native_splash = 1
-    UIApplication.shared.isStatusBarHidden = false
-    UIApplication.shared.setMinimumBackgroundFetchInterval(TimeInterval(60 * 15))
 
     if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
       UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self as UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate
     }
 
     GeneratedPluginRegistrant.register(with: self)
-    WorkmanagerPlugin.registerTask(withIdentifier: "slideshow-widget")
+
+    WorkmanagerPlugin.registerPeriodicTask(
+      withIdentifier: "slideshow-widget",
+      frequency: NSNumber(value: 15 * 60))
     return super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 9162e495a..55fdd9386 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void initSlideshowWidget() {
           ">>> SlideshowWidget rendered with size ${width}x$height",
         );
         return true;
-      } catch (e) {
+      } catch (_) {
         return false;
       }
     },
@@ -156,12 +156,18 @@ void main() async {
   try {
     await Workmanager()
         .initialize(initSlideshowWidget, isInDebugMode: kDebugMode);
+
     await Workmanager().registerPeriodicTask(
       "slideshow-widget",
       "updateSlideshowWidget",
-      frequency: const Duration(minutes: 15),
+      initialDelay: const Duration(seconds: 10),
+      frequency: const Duration(
+        minutes: 15,
+      ), // Ignored on iOS, rather set in AppDelegate.swift
     );
-  } catch (_) {}
+  } catch (_) {
+    debugPrint("error in Workmanager: $_");
+  }
 
   final savedThemeMode = await AdaptiveTheme.getThemeMode();
   await _runInForeground(savedThemeMode);
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 89c1f491a..d52f3bace 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -2435,10 +2435,11 @@ packages:
   workmanager:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: workmanager
-      sha256: ed13530cccd28c5c9959ad42d657cd0666274ca74c56dea0ca183ddd527d3a00
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
+      path: "."
+      ref: ios-bg-tasks-enh-final
+      resolved-ref: f3e717b0d875296e8bec619965dd73283a54c6e5
+      url: "https://github.com/absar/flutter_workmanager"
+    source: git
     version: "0.5.2"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: transitive
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 669195313..18b3e2e2a 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ dependencies:
   wallpaper_manager_flutter: ^0.0.2
   wechat_assets_picker: ^8.6.3
   widgets_to_image: ^0.0.2
-  workmanager: ^0.5.2
+  workmanager:
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/absar/flutter_workmanager
+      ref: ios-bg-tasks-enh-final
 
 dependency_overrides:
   # current fork of tfite_flutter_helper depends on ffi: ^1.x.x