watchLocation method doesn't get location in background mode android

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on? Android Android 10 Device Moto G(2nd Generation)

Please, provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with: CLI: 8.3.18

In, package.json “nativescript-geolocation”: “^5.1.0”,

Please, tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.

I’m using Geolocation apis to get location in background in android. When I call watchLocation in foreground, it’s giving location, but when app goes to background, I didn’t get any location. I am displaying location in console.log. For ios, when app goes in background mode, it’s display log of location. I am using nativescript with angular.

Is there any code involved?

public buttonStartTap() {
   console.log("buttonStartTap");
   try {
     let that = this;
     this.watchIds.push(geolocation.watchLocation(
       function (loc) {
         if (loc) {
           that.locations.push(loc);
           console.log("loc", loc);
         }
       },
       function (e) {
         console.log("Error: " + e.message);
       },
       {
         desiredAccuracy: Accuracy.high,
         updateDistance: 1,
         updateTime: 3000,
         minimumUpdateTime: 100,
         iosAllowsBackgroundLocationUpdates: true,
         iosPausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically: false,

       }));
   } catch (ex) {
     console.log("Error: " + ex.message);
   }
 }

[butaminas]

I think I found the solution!!! Hopefully, more can test this and confirm.

What I did was I added android:foregroundServiceType="location" to my ForegroundService Service in Android.xml

My final service tag looks like this:

        <service
                android:name="your-name-here"
                android:foregroundServiceType="location"
                android:stopWithTask="true"
                android:enabled="true"
                android:exported="false" />

My minSdkVersion is 21

Hope it helps someone as this was really painful to me… 🤯

[akarsh014]

I still the same issue, i get only few coordinates after which “service onStopJob” is called