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iOS 13.1 Beta - Geolocation not reported when app is in background

See original GitHub issue

Seems like the geolocation is not reported when the app runs in background despite the “Always” permission is set

Your Environment

Plugin version: 3.0.6
Platform: iOS 13.1 beta
OS version:
Device manufacturer and model: IPhone 6s
Cordova version (cordova -v): 9.0.0 (cordova-lib 9.0.1)
Cordova platform version (cordova platform ls): ios 5.0.1
Plugin configuration options:
Link to your project:

Context

On iOS 13.1 when the user has checked in the settings of the app the “always” permission for the iOS, the location is not beeing recorded after one leaves the app (switches the app to background i.e.).

I can see that on the navtive Cordova Background Geolocation It this issue has been already raised and solved: transistorsoft/cordova-background-geolocation-lt#952

Expected Behavior

The Geolocation should be properly sent even if the app is in the background

Steps to Reproduce

Turn on the “Always” geolocation permission (turned on from the settings page, not from the prompt - as it is no longer available in the iOS 13).
Start tracking the geolocation
Go to the desktop
After approx. 30 seconds the location arrow on the top bar will disappear and the geolocation requests will cease beeing sent to the server.
Going back to the application reenables sending of the geolocation requests

Issue Analytics

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Created 4 years ago
Comments:17

Top GitHub Comments

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tfelicicommented, Sep 11, 2020

I have not done any fork. I am using the vanilla 3.1.0 version

Kind regards

Tom On 11/09/2020 12:05, Anuj Singh wrote:

@tfelici https://github.com/tfelici - Can you please share reference of your plugin if you have forked and made changes? I also facing same issue.

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tkondejcommented, Nov 4, 2019

@stgraham2000 on iOS 13 you have to enable access to use “geolocation always” in application settings or by accepting additional prompt which popups when after locking and unlocking the phone, check this article for more details https://medium.com/@transistorsoft/ios-13-and-android-q-support-beb7595d2c24

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