iOS issue in background location updates. It stops after around 24 hours - ios

In my app I want to fetch and upload location on server in regular intervals. for foreground it works fine but for background it has issue as described below. One thing to mention here I use different class for foreground and separate code for background.
To fetch location in background I do the following. It does upload location for about 24 - 40 hours but get stopped after 24-40 hours. I did not get "willTerminate" event. I have also written code to capture global execption so that I could log SigKill if user kill my app but it too does not get logged reason could be we can't catch SigKill.
Now I am stuck don't know what to do to keep my app alive in background to upload location in regular intervals.
//////////////////////////////// didfinish lauch ///////////////////////////////
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
self.locationManager.delegate = self;
return YES;
}
////////// **did enter background**
- (void) applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
{
self.bgTask = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler:^{
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] endBackgroundTask:self.bgTask];
self.bgTask = UIBackgroundTaskInvalid;
}];
timer = [[NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:8*60
target:self
selector:#selector(changeAccuracy)
userInfo:nil
repeats:YES] retain];
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
- (void) changeAccuracy
{
self.bCallbackStarted = NO;
[self.locationManager setDesiredAccuracy:kCLLocationAccuracyBest];
[self.locationManager setDistanceFilter:100];
}
///////// **did enter fore ground**
- (void)applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application
{
[self.locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
}
////////// **did update location**
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)lm didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations
{
if (self.bCallbackStarted == YES) {
NSString* logStr = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"URLFilteringAppDelegate::didUpdateLocations not uploading location because self.bCallbackStarted == YES"];
LOGI(logStr)
return;
}
self.bCallbackStarted = YES;
[[AppUtility sharedInstance] setLocationStatus:YES];
CLLocation *location = [locations lastObject];
if(location.coordinate.latitude == 0 && location.coordinate.longitude == 0)
{
[UserSettings sharedInstance].Latitude = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", #"Unavailable"];
[UserSettings sharedInstance].Longitude = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", #"Unavailable"];
}
else
{
[UserSettings sharedInstance].Latitude = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%.8f", location.coordinate.latitude];
[UserSettings sharedInstance].Longitude = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%.8f", location.coordinate.longitude];
}
[[LocationManager sharedInstance] sendLocation];
/// this is set to save battery
[lm setDesiredAccuracy:kCLLocationAccuracyThreeKilometers];
[lm setDistanceFilter:99999];
}

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Region Monitoring method getting called multiple times in Geo-Fencing

I have created multiple geo-fence to monitor region entry/exit events.
I have created a location manager in AppDelegate.h file.
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#property (strong, nonatomic) UIWindow *window;
#property(nonatomic,retain)CLLocationManager *locationManager;
#property(nonatomic,retain)CLLocation *currentLocation;
+(AppDelegate *)sharedDelegate;
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- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
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localnotification.hasAction=YES;
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{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
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{
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localnotificationExit.hasAction=YES;
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This things are to manage the region monitoring.
Now my view controller are adding the regions for monitoring.
-(void)AddRegionsInGeoFence
{
NSUserDefaults *standardDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
//----1
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CLCircularRegion *region1 =[[CLCircularRegion alloc] initWithCenter:centerCoordinate1 radius:200 identifier:#"Location First"];
NSLog(#"%#",[region1 description]);
region1.notifyOnEntry=YES;
region1.notifyOnExit=YES;
if (![standardDefaults boolForKey:#"EnterRegion"])
{
[[AppDelegate sharedDelegate].locationManager startMonitoringForRegion:region1];
NSLog(#"Started Monitoring- %#", [region1 description]);
}
[self.mapview setShowsUserLocation:YES];
[self.mapview setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollow animated:YES];
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CLLocationCoordinate2D centercoordinate2=CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(23.064381, 72.531181);
CLCircularRegion *region2=[[CLCircularRegion alloc]initWithCenter:centercoordinate2 radius:200 identifier:#"Location Second"];
NSLog(#"%#",[region2 description]);
region2.notifyOnEntry=YES;
region2.notifyOnExit=YES;
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{
[[AppDelegate sharedDelegate].locationManager startMonitoringForRegion:region2];
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CLCircularRegion *region3=[[CLCircularRegion alloc]initWithCenter:centercoordinate3 radius:200 identifier:#"Location Third"];
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region3.notifyOnExit=YES;
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My Problem is region monitoring methods are called multiple times even if I am not moving in side the region itself. Everything else is working fine, Accuracy buffer is around 50-80 meters that is fine for me.
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didEnterRegion:(CLRegion *)region
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didExitRegion:(CLRegion *)region
Also if I am turning off Wi-Fi then it's calling up these methods back to back saying exit from region and enter in to region. As far as I know GPS accuracy is depends on Wi-Fi.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
a Possible workaround in the interim while the apple bug gets fixed is to rate limit the callback; thereby not acting on all the callbacks but limiting the rate at which the callbacks can get processed.
Callback execution portions that happen before the time period expires get ignored.
Here is and example code that could assist, not tested:
The rate is limited to 2 seconds.
-(void)methodRateLimit {
#synchronized(self) {
// rate limit begin
static NSDate *lastTimeExit = nil;
if (!lastTimeExit) {
lastTimeExit = [NSDate distantPast]; // way back in time
}
NSDate *now = [NSDate date];
if ([now timeIntervalSinceDate:lastTimeExit] > 2) {
// do work here
NSLog(#"Executing");
lastTimeExit = now;
} else {
NSLog(#"Limiting");
}
}
}

startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges not calling didUpdateLocations: when app is closed

Im building a simple ios app with IBeacon, Im using startMonitoringForRegion for detect beacons.
Thats working ok.
I also want to check the users location when the app is background or closed, for that purpose im using startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges. In background modes works ok, but when the app is closed the didUpdateLocations: callback is not fired.
My code (from AppDelegate.m) is below:
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NSString *latitude = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%.8f", currentLocation.coordinate.latitude];
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Any idea?
Thanks

Could a selector on an NSTimer *ever* get executed in the background?

Specifically, I'm looking at the case where the backgrounded app receives a location services update (significant location change). What exactly happens on the background in this scenario? Can any user code run, including pending timers?
You can do it like below using the background Task and Timer:
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// Override point for customization after application launch.
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self.locationManager.delegate = self;
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}
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[self.locationManager setDistanceFilter:kCLDistanceFilterNone];
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NSLog(#"Location returned: %f, %f Accuracy: %f", location.coordinate.latitude, location.coordinate.longitude, location.horizontalAccuracy);
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In my project I need to get location evry hour. My code looks like this:
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate {
UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier bgTask;
CLLocationManager *locationManager;
}
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
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This works, but battery im my phone is drained very fast and location is checking every second. If I enable:
[locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
then location service is stoped permanently. How to change this code for saving battery power ?
Your idea about getting the location is not really possible in iOS since your app needs a active location monitoring to keep running in the background.
For this Apple has the methods to check only major changes, startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges.
This will inform you app of any major changes in location. Then what you could do to get a more accurate location is start the normal startUpdatingLocation.
This way you save battery and only grab the location when needed.
can you set locationManager.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically to YES this should help

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