Fire event when iphone app is in background?

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We can register iPhone app to run in background when using location/music functionality. My question is can we fire an even based on a location update? eg: Send lat/long to a server when i reach a certain predefined lat/long in the background without launching the app?

I would not mind using Enterprise solution if its of any help.

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/CoreLocation/CoreLocation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009497-CH2-SW10 — Ankit Srivastava, Apr 18 '12 at 11:43

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:42

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Check out the significant location change API, it should provide what you want, albeit not very accurately.
http://longweekendmobile.com/2010/07/22/iphone-background-gps-accurate-to-500-meters-not-enough-for-foot-traffic/

answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:42

unexpectedvalue

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+1 wow they have done some pretty exhaustive research. I was looking at a foot traffic based app guess the accuracy level in the background wont be enough. Will have to look further into this. – B K Apr 19 '12 at 07:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:42

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yeah that's possible. If you use the locationmanager and you get a new location through the delegate, your code there will be executed without opening the app.

answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:42

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:44

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Yes this can be done. Check for details from Apple on Getting the User’s Location

answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:44

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 20 '12 at 06:29

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You need to implement this API

- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didEnterRegion:(CLRegion *)region{
     //write code here
}

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answered Apr 18 '12 at 11:53

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Fire event when iphone app is in background?

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