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Reputation: 18827

how to get background locations updates after reboot?

I want to develop an iPhone app that retrieves the user location constantly. Even if the user reboots the device or kills the app. I have set the location background mode on the .plist file and create the location manager with the following options:

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {

    locationManager = CLLocationManager()
    locationManager!.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
    locationManager!.distanceFilter = 100
    locationManager!.activityType = .Fitness
    locationManager!.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyHundredMeters
    locationManager!.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically = true
    locationManager!.delegate = self

    locationManager!.startUpdatingLocation()

    return true

}

I receive location updates, but if I reboot the device the location updates stop and wont start again until you start the app again.

How can I restart the location updates after a reboot?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1131

Answers (1)

Quentin Hayot
Quentin Hayot

Reputation: 7876

If you are building a non-jailbroken app, you can't.
You have to understand that iOS apps are very strictly sandboxed. You app can't decide to re-launch itself or start a background service when killed or already in the background.
You will have to reconsider this feature.

EDIT:
According to this answer from danielbeard, if your app was monitoring significant location changes with startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges, iOS will wake it up even after a reboot. But if the user manually killed your app, iOS will not restart it.

Upvotes: 1

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