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Titanium SDK/CLI (TIMOB)

[TIMOB-26016] iOS 11: Expose "showsBackgroundLocationIndicator" property on Ti.Geolocation

GitHub Issuen/a
TypeNew Feature
PriorityCritical
StatusClosed
ResolutionFixed
Resolution Date2018-05-19T13:46:40.000+0000
Affected Version/sRelease 7.1.1
Fix Version/sRelease 7.3.0
ComponentsiOS
Labelsdemo_app, geolocation
ReporterEmmanuel Francis
AssigneeHans Knöchel
Created2018-05-06T04:49:59.000+0000
Updated2018-06-21T17:51:42.000+0000

Description

Is this flag showsBackgroundLocationIndicator in Ti.Geolocation available?

Attachments

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Bildschirmfoto 2018-05-09 um 17.00.24.png2018-05-10T07:43:03.000+00001072683
Screen Shot 2018-06-21 at 18.47.59.png2018-06-21T17:50:28.000+00001526873

Comments

  1. Hans Knöchel 2018-05-06

    Currently not, but it should be easy to implement for iOS 11+. Not sure if Android has something related that could be used for parity.
  2. Emmanuel Francis 2018-05-06

    Hyperloop helped for now var CLLocationManager = require('CoreLocation/CLLocationManager'); CLLocationManager.showsBackgroundLocationIndicator = true/false;
  3. Hans Knöchel 2018-05-09

    PR: https://github.com/appcelerator/titanium_mobile/pull/10034 Test-case: 
       /*
   
   Required plist entries:
   
   	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
   	<array>
   		<string>location</string>
       </array>
       
       <!-- For iOS 11+, you need "Always and When in Use" even when requesting "Always" -->
       <key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
       <string>Can we access your location?</string>
       
       <!-- Required for general background location monitoring -->
   	<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
   	<string>Can we always access your location</string>
       
       <!-- For iOS 11+, you need "Always and When in Use" even when requesting "Always" -->
       <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
   	<string>Can we access your location when using the app?</string>
   
   */
   
   Ti.Geolocation.showBackgroundLocationIndicator = true;
   
   Ti.Geolocation.addEventListener('location', function(e) {
       Ti.API.info(e);
   })
   
   var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
       backgroundColor: '#fff'
   });
   
   var btn = Ti.UI.createButton({
       title: 'Start location updates'
   });
   
   btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
       if (!Ti.Geolocation.hasLocationPermissions(Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_ALWAYS)) {
           Ti.Geolocation.requestLocationPermissions(Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_ALWAYS, function (e) {
               if (!e.success) {
                   Ti.API.error('Permissions denied!');
                   return;
               } else {
                   updatePosition();
               }
           });
       } else {
           updatePosition();
       }
   });
   
   win.add(btn);
   win.open();
   
   function updatePosition() {
       Ti.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function (e) {
           Ti.API.info(e);
       });
   }
  4. Samir Mohammed 2018-06-21

    *Closing ticket*. New feature can be seen in SDK Version: 7.3.0.v20180618182516 *FR (Passed) Test Steps:*

    Created an application using the code above

    Ran the program

    Accepted all required permissions

    Pressed Start Location Updates

    Minimised the application

    Able to see showsBackgroundLocationIndicator

    !Screen Shot 2018-06-21 at 18.47.59.png|thumbnail! *Test Environment* 
       APPC Studio: 5.0.0.201712081732
   APPC CLI: 7.0.4
   iphone 6 11.2 emulator
   Operating System Name: Mac OS High Sierra
   Operating System Version: 10.13
   Node.js Version: 8.9.1
   Xcode 9.2

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