BackgroundGeolocation.watchPosition() not gives regular location update on iOS simulator

[vikrantnegi]

Using BackgroundGeolocation.watchPosition() on iOS simulator and using location debugging feature "Freeway drive" gives only one location.

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 3.6.2
• Platform: iOS
• OS version: 13.3
• Running in Simulator: Yes
• React Native version: 0.61.5
• Plugin configuration options:

Context

I'm getting is_moving: false maybe because of odometer not working on simulator and due to this it is not giving regular location updates.

Expected Behavior

Is there a way I can receive the location updates in iOS simulator since it normally works using native geolocation API?

Actual Behavior

I'm getting only single location on console from the simulator.

Steps to Reproduce

    // Traditional API still works:
    BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
      desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
      distanceFilter: 50,
    })
      .then(state => {
        console.log('- BackgroundGeolocation is ready: ', state);
        BackgroundGeolocation.watchPosition(
          location => {
            console.log('[watchPosition] -', location);
            const {latitude, longitude, speed} = location.coords;
          },
          errorCode => {
            console.log('[watchPosition] ERROR -', errorCode);
          },
          {
            //interval: 1000,
            desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
            persist: true,
            extras: {foo: 'bar'},
            timeout: 60000,
          },
        );
      })
      .catch(error => {
        console.log('- BackgroundGeolocation error: ', error);
      });

Thanks.

[Bashamd455]

Hi @vikrantnegi, How can I get the location details after every 5 minutes ??

[vikrantnegi]

@Bashamd455 You can change the interval to 5000 but I would recommend that you should use the distanceFilter instead so that you can location updates only when the location changes.

[Bashamd455]

@vikrantnegi, Thanks for the quick reply. My requirement is to fetch the location after every 5 minutes so, does this library has any method which can give me the location after every 5 minutes whether the app is in the foreground or background?

[vikrantnegi]

You can use BackgroundGeolocation.watchPosition, it gives location updates .

[Bashamd455]

There is no such method in the latest version of the library i.e., V0.6.3