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Location Services allows location-based apps and websites (including Maps, Camera, Safari, and other Apple and third-party apps) to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi, Global Positioning System (GPS) networks, and iBeacons to determine your approximate location.

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Turn GPS on programmatically like Ola Cabs Android app

I am working on an application and need to integrate GPS location. I want to switch the GPS on programmatically. The condition is: I don't want to send the user to the Setting panel to enable it. I want to enable it forcefully or a single prompt…
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Android Fake GPS location apps do not work anymore

I used to work with this application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fakegps.mock&hl=en And before this with this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.incorporateapps.fakegps.fre&hl=en Am working on a LG G3 and a…
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Something wrong with my iOS app's location service declaration

A few days ago when I uploaded a new version of my app to the App Store using Xcode, I received the following e-mail from iTunes Connect: Subject: iTunes Connect: Your app AppName has one or more issues Dear developer, We have discovered one or…
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Fused Location Provider - onLocationChanged stops getting called

In our app we used the Fused Location Provider (FLP) to track location. We've noticed that occasionally the app can get into a state where the location callback stops getting called. The app in question is used primarily on two tablets (a nexus 7…
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How do I set CoreLocation usage description for macOS?

I'm trying to set the string that is shown when my app requests location authorization. I've tried setting all four possible keys in…
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FusedLocationApi Background Location service stops receiving updates randomly

i'm trying to use FusedLocationApi with pending intent to get period location updates so i can send the data to some server for processing. Everything works. However, there are some instances where the broadcast just stops receiving. I would need to…
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Cannot resolve symbol 'LocationClient' in Android Studio

I'm getting this error developing an application in Android Studio that I would like to use location services in.I know this question has been asked before but I beleive the previous was with an app developed in Eclipse. I beleive this may be an…
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iOS why system kills the app using location in background

I have an app that uses the location updates when it is in the foreground as well as in the background. Using the CoreLocation framework, I have implemented the app so that location updates are sent to the server after every 5 minutes, using this…
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iOS: Why is the outlined location services icon still showing after stopping monitoring for regions?

I am testing on an iPad 3rd gen on iOS 7.1 since I have no other iOS device for the moment. The first time I run my app, it starts monitoring for several regions. The status bar and the Location Services settings page are showing the outlined…
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Does location service require Internet to get location?

I am little confused with the answers. can anybody give me a right answer to solve this question. I have developed an emergency alert app. I am getting location from GPS and Network service. In some situation there is no mobile data or WiFi…
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getTriggeringGeofences and getGeofenceTransition from LocationServices

I noticed that the LocationClient class has currently been deprecated. I was using it for a travel app. and I changed the logic to use LocationServices instead of…
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Flutter iOS App Crashes Immediately when asking for location

I'm simply trying to get the device's current location using the location pub package, however the app is crashing in runtime. I made sure to all the permissions to Info.plist,…
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How I can avoid battery optimization of Samsung devices? (S6, S7 and S8)

I have a GPS tracking Android app that receives continuous push messages when someone requires user's position. Everytime that I receive a push, I start the location service that send positions during X time while he is receiving push messages. The…
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How to hide status bar message when app is using background location services in iOS

I want to hide message that appears on status bar in blue colour on iOS devices, when i minimise my app using location services in background mode.
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Google Play Services or Android Location Services

I am wanting to implement location based functionality in my app. I have been reading a bit and I find my self a bit confused. When googling for tutorial almost every result comes back with an example using Android Location API. However when reading…
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