Background location didn't respond if I stops for certain minutes and then moving again

[aniappgambit]

Your Environment

• Plugin version:4.16.3
• Platform: Android
• OS version: Android 12
• Device manufacturer / model:samsung SM-M215F
• React Native version (react-native -v):0.66.5
• Plugin config

  {
    // Geolocation Config
    desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
    distanceFilter: 50,
    // Activity Recognition
    stopTimeout: 10,
    // Application config
    debug: true, // <-- enable this hear sounds for background-geolocation life-cycle.
    logLevel: BackgroundGeolocation.LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE,
    stopOnTerminate: false,   // <-- Allow the background-service to continue tracking when user closes the app.
    startOnBoot: true,        // <-- Auto start tracking when device is powered-up.
    // HTTP / SQLite config
    url:{API_URL},
    method: 'POST',
    foregroundService:true,
    extras: data,
    autoSync: true,
    autoSyncThreshold: 2,
    batchSync: true,       // <-- [Default: false] Set true to sync locations to server in a single HTTP request.
    headers: headerWithCookie,
    // params: data
    // params: {               // <-- Optional HTTP params
    //   "auth_token": "maybe_your_server_authenticates_via_token_YES?"
    // }
  }

Expected Behavior

• It should shows me a latlong whenever i am moving in background as well as on foreground as per the cofiguration
• Give consistency in data

  Actual Behavior

• It gives me an inconsistent lat long
• Some times it stops if I am still in between the route and then plugin took long time to awake again.

  Steps to Reproduce

Debug logs

background-geolocation.2.log

[christocracy]

plugin took long time to awake again.

Define “long time” in terms of distance.

[aniappgambit]

Define “long time” in terms of distance.

It took between 5 to 15 KMs

[christocracy]

The plug-in uses a geofence around the last known position in addition to listening to the motion api to determine when the device is moving.

Both these APIs are managed by the OS — when the OS fires and event on one of those APIs, the plug-in acts.

there’s nothing the plug-in can do to make those APIs fire any quicker on some particular device in some particular environment.

I just travelled all around France for over two weeks with iPhone 15 Pro and Pixel 6 using the Demo app linked in the readme.

https://www.transistorsoft.com/lab/france

also see https://dontkillmyapp.com

[aniappgambit]

So, then what can i do in terms of setting in backgroundlocation config to decrease this geofence?

Please help me to get more consistent data in my application.

[dhavaln]

Hey Chris, I understand we will do more testing with other devices and confirm. [we have been using your plugins since 2016 (cordova, react-native, and recently capacitor), and they have always worked and will continue working for us in the future]

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