Geolocator plugin can't give me live location stream when I using " forceLocationManager: true, "

[Milan-Verselix]

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Geolocator plugin can't give me live location stream when I using " forceLocationManager: true, " and I can't getting location stream in background with this code.

import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';

Stream<Position> getLiveGeoLocatorData() {
  LocationSettings locationSettings;

  if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.android) {
    locationSettings = AndroidSettings(
      accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high,
      distanceFilter: 50,
      forceLocationManager: true,
      //(Optional) Set foreground notification config to keep the app alive
      //when going to the background
        foregroundNotificationConfig: const ForegroundNotificationConfig(
          notificationText:
          "Example app will continue to receive your location even when you aren't using it",
          notificationTitle: "Running in Background",
          enableWakeLock: true,
        ),
    );
  } else if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.iOS ||
      defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.macOS) {
    locationSettings = AppleSettings(
      accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high,
      activityType: ActivityType.automotiveNavigation,
      distanceFilter: 50,
      pauseLocationUpdatesAutomatically: true,
      showBackgroundLocationIndicator: true,
    );
  } else {
    locationSettings = const LocationSettings(
      accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high,
      distanceFilter: 100,
    );
  }

  return Geolocator.getPositionStream(locationSettings: locationSettings);
}

Version

^9.0.2

[mvanbeusekom]

Hi @Milan-Verselix,

Thanks for submitting this issue. Can you help us with some more information?

First it would be very helpful if you can post the contents (or at least the permission part) of the app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml in your application.

Secondly can you describe in more detail when the stream doesn't work? Is it only when running in the background, meaning it works in the foreground. Did you test on a real device or only on the simulator?

Lastly, can you provide the output of the flutter doctor -v command?

[Milan-Verselix]

First it would be very helpful if you can post the contents (or at least the permission part) of the app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml` in your application.

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
    <application
        android:label="speed_tracking"
        android:name="${applicationName}"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                 the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
                 while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
                 to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
            <meta-data
              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
              android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
              />
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
             This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="flutterEmbedding"
            android:value="2" />
    </application>
</manifest>

[Milan-Verselix]

1. When I set forceLocationManager: true then it's not working in foreground and background both.
   And When I remove forceLocationManager field then it's working in only on foreground but not in background.

   I want to get live stream location in both (Foreground & Background).

2. I test it in real device and simulator both.

Secondly can you describe in more detail when the stream doesn't work? Is it only when running in the background, meaning it works in the foreground. Did you test on a real device or only on the simulator?

[Milan-Verselix]

Lastly, can you provide the output of the flutter doctor -v command?

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.10.5, on macOS 12.5 21G72 darwin-x64, locale
    en-IN)
    • Flutter version 3.10.5 on channel stable at
      /Users/verselix/Library/Developer/flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 796c8ef792 (6 weeks ago), 2023-06-13 15:51:02 -0700
    • Engine revision 45f6e00911
    • Dart version 3.0.5
    • DevTools version 2.23.1

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /Users/verselix/Library/Android/sdk
    • Platform android-34, build-tools 34.0.0
    • Java binary at: /Applications/Android
      Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
      17.0.6+0-17.0.6b802.4-9586694)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 14.2)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Build 14C18
    • CocoaPods version 1.12.1

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 2022.2)
    • Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
      17.0.6+0-17.0.6b802.4-9586694)

[✓] VS Code (version 1.80.0)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.68.0

[✓] Connected device (2 available)
    • macOS (desktop) • macos  • darwin-x64     • macOS 12.5 21G72 darwin-x64
    • Chrome (web)    • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 115.0.5790.102

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

• No issues found!

[dipinsankar1]

The same issue facing in Android 13 devices.Geolocator.getPositionStream not working continuously

[AkhilaTeam]

plugin fails to function correctly on devices running Android 13 when the "forceLocationManager:false" configuration is used, which had been working seamlessly on Android versions up to 12 with "forceLocationManager:true."

[sdegroot]

I'm not getting any GPS updates on Android 13 devices either. On an Android 12 emulator it isn't working either.
Not in the background or even foreground. Changing forceLocationManager to true doesn't do anything either.

This is what I found in the logs

E/FlutterGeolocator( 6871): Geolocator position updates stopped
D/FlutterGeolocator( 6871): Stopping location service.
I/flutter ( 6871): [LOGLEVEL.INFO] AppLifecycleState: AppLifecycleState.resumed
D/FlutterGeolocator( 6871): Stop service in foreground.
E/FlutterGeolocator( 6871): Geolocator position updates started using Android foreground service
D/FlutterGeolocator( 6871): Start service in foreground mode.

And these android settings

AndroidSettings(
        intervalDuration: const Duration(seconds: 5),
        foregroundNotificationConfig: const ForegroundNotificationConfig(
          notificationText:
              "Zoef.app is running in the background to detect nearby stations.",
          notificationTitle: "Running in Background",
          enableWakeLock: true,
        ),
        distanceFilter: 100,
        accuracy: LocationAccuracy.medium,
      );

I can only get it to 'work' if I set the distanceFilter to 0. Does anyone else also experience the same?

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Using a GPX file in the emulator to simulate location changes.

[Milan-Verselix]

@mvanbeusekom Any solution for use in Android 13 ?

[rlueders]

This is identical to issue #1114 that was opened that was opened in August of last year.

[MattyBoy4444]

Is anybody working on this?