Coding (Platform)

Android / Kotlin: Plan bounded retries for sync adapter dependency calls

A mobile workflow diverges after backgrounding, reconnecting, or replaying queued work. The affected area is sync adapter.

Repair the sync adapter dependency calls implementation so it retries transient failures with bounded exponential delays and stops permanent failures.

Evidence

Affected surface: Android / Kotlin / sync adapter.
Observed failure family: plan bounded retries.
Scope policy: contractVersion must equal 2.

What this task practices

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