Plugin not starting or .on('start') does not hit any way

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 3.0.6

• Platform: Android

• OS version: 9.0.0

• Device manufacturer and model: Oneplus 6

• Running in Simulator: NO

• Cordova version (cordova -v): 9.0.0

• Cordova platform version (cordova platform ls): android 8.0.0

• Plugin configuration options:

BackgroundGeolocation.configure({
           locationProvider: BackgroundGeolocation.ACTIVITY_PROVIDER, //DISTANCE_FILTER_PROVIDER //ACTIVITY_PROVIDER
           desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.HIGH_ACCURACY,
           stationaryRadius: 5,
           distanceFilter: 5,
           notificationTitle: 'Background tracking',
           notificationText: 'enabled',
           debug: true,
           interval: 10000, // 10 seconds => The minimum time interval between location updates in milliseconds. @see Android docs for more information.
           fastestInterval: 5000, // 5 seconds => Fastest rate in milliseconds at which your app can handle location updates. @see Android docs.
           activitiesInterval: 10000, // 10 seconds => Rate in milliseconds at which activity recognition occurs. Larger values will result in fewer activity detections while improving battery life.
           stopOnTerminate: false,
           notificationsEnabled: true,
           startForeground: true,
           url: ''
       });

• Link to your project:

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Expected Behavior

Should hit this method:

       BackgroundGeolocation.on('start', function () {
           console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation service has been started');
       });

Actual Behavior

Nothing happening, not even the foreground notification showing up. No JS error logs on console what so ever

Possible Fix

Steps to Reproduce

1. Copy paste the example on the plugin read me page (exactly)
2. It starts the background location service using:

            if (!status.isRunning) {
                BackgroundGeolocation.start(); //triggers start on start event
            }

1. These methods don’t get hit at all

      BackgroundGeolocation.on('location', function (location) {

          console.log("Got location: " + JSON.stringify(location));
          alert("Got location: " + JSON.stringify(location));

          // handle your locations here
          // to perform long running operation on iOS
          // you need to create background task
          BackgroundGeolocation.startTask(function (taskKey) {
              // execute long running task
              // eg. ajax post location
              // IMPORTANT: task has to be ended by endTask
              BackgroundGeolocation.endTask(taskKey);
          });
      });

      BackgroundGeolocation.on('error', function (error) {
          console.log('[ERROR] BackgroundGeolocation error:', error.code, error.message);
      });

      BackgroundGeolocation.on('start', function () {
          console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation service has been started');
      });

Context

Debug logs

[khayargoli]

IMPORTANT!!

Hi all,

I just found that if you have some tags like <edit-config> or <config-file> on your project’s config.xml file, then the plugin fails to start the geolocation i.e BackgroundGeolocation.start() never hits!!!

How to fix this ? @mauron85 Think the AndroidManifest.xml file is not being properly updated.

To reproduce just add a tag on your config.xml file like, my project has the following lines:

<edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application">
            <application android:allowBackup="false" />
            <application android:fullBackupContent="false" />
</edit-config>

Then run your project. I tried this on a sample hello world project.

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Then remove the lines and test again, after removing these lines the plugin works normally.

[mjessen]

I have the same problem with Android 9+devices. @biswas123 did you find any solution?