diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 61378ae..a5458b6 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ void main() async {
   }
 
   // I dont want to store old cache
-  Timer.periodic(Duration(minutes: 5), (Timer timer) { 
+  Timer.periodic(Duration(minutes: 5), (Timer timer) async { 
     teto.cacheRoutine();
-    developer.log("Cache routine complete", name: "main");
+    developer.log("Cache routine complete, next one in ${DateTime.now().add(Duration(minutes: 5))}", name: "main");
+    if (prefs.getBool("updateInBG") == true) await teto.fetchTracked();
   });
   
   runApp(TranslationProvider(
diff --git a/lib/services/tetrio_crud.dart b/lib/services/tetrio_crud.dart
index 9041167..70273e1 100644
--- a/lib/services/tetrio_crud.dart
+++ b/lib/services/tetrio_crud.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:developer' as developer;
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:tetra_stats/data_objects/tetra_stats.dart';
 import 'package:tetra_stats/data_objects/tetrio_multiplayer_replay.dart';
@@ -688,6 +689,21 @@ class TetrioService extends DB {
     }
   }
 
+  // i want to know progress, so i trying to figure out this thing:
+  // Stream<TetrioPlayersLeaderboard> fetchTLLeaderboardAsStream() async {
+  //   TetrioPlayersLeaderboard? cached = _cache.get("league", TetrioPlayersLeaderboard);
+  //   if (cached != null) return cached;
+     
+  //   Uri url;
+  //   if (kIsWeb) {
+  //     url = Uri.https('ts.dan63.by', 'oskware_bridge.php', {"endpoint": "TLLeaderboard"});
+  //   } else {
+  //     url = Uri.https('ch.tetr.io', 'api/users/lists/league/all');
+  //   }
+
+  //   Stream<TetrioPlayersLeaderboard> stream = http.StreamedRequest("GET", url);
+  // }
+
   TetrioPlayersLeaderboard? getCachedLeaderboard(){
     return _cache.get("league", TetrioPlayersLeaderboard);
   }
@@ -1157,4 +1173,15 @@ class TetrioService extends DB {
     }
     return data;
   }
+
+  Future<void> fetchTracked() async {
+    for (String userID in (await getAllPlayerToTrack())) { 
+      TetrioPlayer player = await fetchPlayer(userID);
+      storeState(player);
+      sleep(Durations.extralong4);
+      TetraLeagueAlphaStream matches = await fetchTLStream(userID);
+      saveTLMatchesFromStream(matches);
+      sleep(Durations.extralong4);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/views/main_view.dart b/lib/views/main_view.dart
index 092de49..0e52c2d 100644
--- a/lib/views/main_view.dart
+++ b/lib/views/main_view.dart
@@ -311,9 +311,11 @@ class _MainState extends State<MainView> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
       chartsData = [];
     }
 
-    backgroundUpdate = Timer(me.cachedUntil!.difference(DateTime.now()), () {
-      changePlayer(me.userId);
-    });
+    if (prefs.getBool("updateInBG") == true) {
+      backgroundUpdate = Timer(me.cachedUntil!.difference(DateTime.now()), () {
+        changePlayer(me.userId);
+      });
+    }
 
     return [me, records, states, tlMatches, compareWith, isTracking, news, topTR];
   }
diff --git a/lib/views/settings_view.dart b/lib/views/settings_view.dart
index ecb8ef3..bad170c 100644
--- a/lib/views/settings_view.dart
+++ b/lib/views/settings_view.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import 'package:tetra_stats/utils/open_in_browser.dart';
 import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
 
 late String oldWindowTitle;
+TextStyle subtitleStyle = const TextStyle(fontFamily: "Eurostile Round Condensed", color: Colors.grey);
 
 class SettingsView extends StatefulWidget {
   const SettingsView({super.key});
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
   late SharedPreferences prefs;
   String defaultNickname = "Checking...";
   late bool showPositions;
+  late bool updateInBG;
   final TextEditingController _playertext = TextEditingController();
 
   @override
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
   Future<void> _getPreferences() async {
     prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
     showPositions = prefs.getBool("showPositions") ?? false;
+    updateInBG = prefs.getBool("updateInBG") ?? false;
     _setDefaultNickname(prefs.getString("player"));
   }
 
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
         children: [
           ListTile(
             title: Text(t.exportDB),
-            subtitle: Text(t.exportDBDescription, style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: "Eurostile Round Condensed", color: Colors.grey)),
+            subtitle: Text(t.exportDBDescription, style: subtitleStyle),
             onTap: () {
               if (kIsWeb){
                 ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(content: Text(t.notForWeb)));
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
           ),
           ListTile(
             title: Text(t.importDB),
-            subtitle: Text(t.importDBDescription, style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: "Eurostile Round Condensed", color: Colors.grey)),
+            subtitle: Text(t.importDBDescription, style: subtitleStyle),
             onTap: () {
               if (kIsWeb){
                 ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(content: Text(t.notForWeb)));
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
           ),
           ListTile(
             title: Text(t.yourID),
+            subtitle: Text(t.yourIDText, style: subtitleStyle),
             trailing: Text(defaultNickname),
             onTap: () => showDialog(
                 context: context,
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
           ),
           ListTile(
             title: Text(t.language),
+            subtitle: Text("By default, the system language will be selected (if available among Tetra Stats locales, otherwise English)", style: subtitleStyle),
             trailing: DropdownButton(
                 items: locales,
                 value: LocaleSettings.currentLocale,
@@ -261,6 +266,14 @@ class SettingsState extends State<SettingsView> {
           onTap: () {
             context.go("/customization");
           },),
+          ListTile(title: Text("Update stats in the background"),
+          subtitle: Text("While tetra stats is running, it can update stats of the current player when cache expires, as well, as tetra league stats of tracked players", style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: "Eurostile Round Condensed", color: Colors.grey)),
+          trailing: Switch(value: updateInBG, onChanged: (bool value){
+            prefs.setBool("updateInBG", value);
+            setState(() {
+              updateInBG = value;
+            });
+          }),),
           ListTile(title: Text(t.lbStats),
           subtitle: Text(t.lbStatsDescription, style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: "Eurostile Round Condensed", color: Colors.grey)),
           trailing: Switch(value: showPositions, onChanged: (bool value){