One of my client's requirements is to launch an app in the background while switch-on the phone. Is it possible to open an app in the background?
I just want to know!!!
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hi i have an iOS app that runs perfectly in when i run it through Xcode on my iPhone.when i press the home button and lock the screen, the app keeps recording the data.after 1 or 2 hours when i unlock screen it is still recording data and works perfectly.but when i stop the app , unplug my phone and run the installed app directly through app icon on my iPhone it is killed by the os after a few seconds in lock screen.i have already asked similar question but couldn't find any help.if someone could download the source code and have a look at it it will be very nice of him/her.Thank you
why my Ios App is killed by OS in background mode?
The OS won't allow apps to run for long periods in the background in order to save power. There are exceptions — you can tell the OS that your app needs to run in the background for one of several reasons such as playing music in the background. There are also some facilities for waking up your app in the background to do some processing -- for example, your app can be notified when the location changes.
I am currently prototyping an iOS iPad app for my company. Before I go in the details of what I am trying to do, this will be an enterprise app deployed by a local MDM. All the iPads that will have the app installed are supervised with a mobile config that allows the app to be in autonomous single app mode. So far, everything is working fine. The iPads are not (and cannot) be jailbroken.
I am looking for a way to basically switch the app to the foreground whenever the iPad is unlocked. I am aware of this thread (ios open app after screen unlock) from 2013, and I am hoping that 5 years later a solution has popped-up. Since our app is an enterprise app, it does not have to respect the app store requirements. I can successfully detect lock events if the app is opened when the device is locked, but when the app is not in the foreground, I would need it to be awaken from an iPad event.
The basic idea is that whenever the iPad would be unlocked, the app would freeze the iPad in single app mode, and the user need to perform some action inside the app to "reenable" the iPad and disable single app mode. If a user can re-lock the iPad and bypass the app (even if he successfully accessed it once) it's a no-go for us.
Edit
I am trying to awake the app after the unlock of the device. Basically once the iPads is unlocked (after pressing the home button) the app would be started automatically.
That is a loaded question but you could lock the ipad to only use one application with "Guided Access" There is a walkthrough here.
Here are the first steps:
Open “Settings”
Go to “General” > “Accessibility”
Tap on “Guided Access” (Scroll down the page a little, it’s under
the “Learning” section)
Flip the switch to “ON”
Tap on “Set Passcode” (this will prevent
users from leaving “Guided Access” mode)
Enter a passcode
Launch your App
With your app still open, triple-click the Home button
I was using location updates as background mode on Apple Watch series 2..
my issue is when I removed app from dock or foreground. my app is again re-launching to foreground after unlocking watch.
But I don't want to re-launch app automatically until user manually re-launchig the app. How I can achieve this...
is their any way to handle this...
Want to put the icon for our iOS app on the iOS Notifications Screen that can be accessed when a user has not entered their passcode, so that the user can launch the app when the phone is locked without needing to input their passcode. The goal is for a very fast launch with minimum time from a locked iphone. We don't need to actually send the user a notification. Would also be great for this to work on Android, but iOS is currently more important for this feature.
What is the best way to do this using Cordova? Is there an existing plugin for this purpose?
Thanks
It is not possible to launch an iOS app without unlocking the phone/device. The notifications screen is only available once the iOS device is unlocked.
(thanks to dan)
Is there any way to bring iPhone application into the foreground by pressing a button in the Apple watch
any way other than handoffs!
No, it is not currently possible. WatchConnectivity just serves to exchange data between the two devices, not for changing their statuses.
Of course you may activate a local notification from the watch on the iPhone upon clicking which the coupled application goes to the foreground, but it shall still require an action by the user on the iPhone.