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 ### Prevent the app from going to sleep in background
-To prevent the app from being paused while in background, the `backroundMode.enable` interface has to be called.
+To prevent the app from being paused while in background, the `backgroundMode.enable` interface has to be called.
 
 #### Further informations
 - The background mode will be activated once the app has entered the background and will be deactivated after the app has entered the foreground.