macOS #Įnsure that the application is properly 'sandboxed' and that the location is enabled. Nothing to do, the plugin works directly out of box. To receive location when application is in background, to ist you have to add property list key : UIBackgroundModes NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription uses APIs that access the user’s location information at all times, This key is required only if your iOS app Deprecated, use NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription instead. when the app is using location service while in the background. by this - the caveat is that a blue badge is shown in the status bar iOS #Īnd to use it in iOS, you have to add this permission in ist : // This is probably the only one you need. More on that topic can be found on Android developer pages. This should be explained to the user on a separate UI that redirects the user to the app's location settings managed by the operating system.

The user has to enable it manually from the app settings. The Android 11 option to always allow is not presented on the location permission dialog prompt. Remember that the user has to accept the location permission to always allow to use the background location. You should place the required permissions in your applications To use location background mode on Android, you have to use the enableBackgroundMode() API before accessing location in the background and adding necessary permissions.

If your project was created before Flutter 1.12, you might need to follow this. With Flutter 1.12, all the dependencies are automatically added to your project.

Web demo (more features available on Android/iOS) Getting Started #Īdd this to your package's pubspec.yaml file: dependencies: It also provides callbacks when the location is changed. Handles getting a location on Android and iOS.

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