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So the solution is to add a Receiver that starts after boot (see manifest editor), checks whether we have the permission and then starts the service with a call to StartForegroundService sub. Note that this sub doesn't actually moves the service to the foreground state. Instead it tells the system t
link: Also, StartServiceAt(Me, DateTime.Now + 30 * DateTime.TicksPerMinute, True) This means the service is scheduled to start every 30 seconds. right?
link: Hi, How much important is to call Private lock As PhoneWakeState lock.PartialLock How much more battery is consumed in the background after getting t

It is already part of the Example. A notification is generated. Look at the example. You don´t have another way than a notification. Your app is in the background and no visible activity is shown. You can show the location however you like if your app is in the foreground.
link: Please tell me how to display data about the current location in example Background location tracking. They are shown in the example screenshot. I'm u
link: Thanks for the comment! Sub CreateNotification (Body As String) As Notification Dim notification As Notification notification.Initialize2(noti

Start with this example: Background location tracking

Use an activity and add that label. From the service call a sub in it from the service (delayed) with a parameter (string with the data). Inside the sub set the label's text.
link: Using CallSubDelayed to interact between activities and services Note that starting from Android 10, it is no so simple to start activities while th
link: Hello Fellows!!!. In this thread https://www.b4x.-location-tracking.99873/ that @Erel posted on Nov 29, 2018; Is there a way, instead of send Loca

Hi Yimcy, Use Background location tracking example as base for your project to make it working in background. If you don't need GPS then just don't load it. Next time please create a separate forum thread for your question.

If you don't need to obtain the user's location in the background, then remove that ability from your app. But if you need background location tracking, then you need to do two things: 1) Log into your google developer account and look for a way to "successfully complete a console-based declaratio
link: this topic was said earlier, because google rejects background tracking. see: https://www.b4x.-location-tracking-and-android-10.123355/#post-770616
link: The only other thing I can think of is that maybe one of the location components (google-service, GPS, Fused-Location) has the "capability" to track l
link: my understanding (from what you say) is that you're not accessing location from the background (because all your location requests take place on the m

It is called geolocation or geocoding. Many relevant discussions. Here is one: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-google-geocoding-rest-api.83870/
link: Example Background location tracking works wery fine. My question: what is the best way, to get , from location data, also address of my location ?
link: Aha, i see,.... THKS

iLocation library allows you to track the device location when your app is in the foreground. Using the code posted in this tutorial you can mark your app as a special kind of app that requires background location updates and then your app will continue to run in the background and receive location
link: You don't need to write different code. There are two description strings. One for and one for NSLocationUsageDescription. iOS 8+ uses the string.
link: As far as I understand, using the standard location tracking service, your code will work in background and foreground. If you stop the service (like
link: That is fine and what is expected. However, I noted that by taking advantage of the Significant-Change Location Service mentioned and explained in my

Also: Please note that some devices take their sweet time to start the app after boot. It's been some time since I used this, but I think I saw it delayed at least five minutes or so. (I haven't read anything about the cause for this, but I imagine there are historical reasons, where 100 apps insta
link: I am learning about background GPS/GNSS using the Background location tracking example here: https://www.b4x./#content This works very well on my And
link: #StartAtBoot should actually still work, however receivers work better. However in this case a receiver will not help as you need a foreground service
link: Here is an update that more accurately describes what I am seeing: 1. When the app runs in the foreground, or when the app runs in the background, or

When an activity is not visible to the user it wil be stopped, that's how Android works, that why you are supposed to stored things like timers in the Starter module @scottie. https://www.b4x./?query=Activity+cycle
link: https://www.b4x.-location-tracking.99873/#post-628468 Android Tutorial Background location tracking Discussion in 'Tutorials & Examples' started by Er
link: Dude! You really helped me. Thanks :)

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