Android background location limits prevent location from being retrieved about airguard

[lbdroid]

Create basic foreground service like this (also adding the service to AndroidManifest.xml);

public class ForegroundService extends Service {
    private static final String LOG_TAG = "Tracker Service";
    private final String serviceChannelId = "tracker_detector_s";

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        // runs first
        super.onCreate();

        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Running onCreate()");

        NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this);
        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
            NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel(serviceChannelId, "Nextcloud Service", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_NONE);
            mChannel.setDescription("Tracker Detector Service");
            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(mChannel);
        }

        Notification newNotification =
                new NotificationCompat.Builder(ForegroundService.this, serviceChannelId)
                        .setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_input_add)
                        .setContentTitle("Tracker-Service")
                        .setContentText("Keep gps working")
                        .build();

        startForeground(88811, newNotification);
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        // runs second
        return START_STICKY;
    }
}

Add this near the end of TrackingDetectorWorker.doWork():

        val service = Intent(getApplicationContext(), ForegroundService::class.java)
        getApplicationContext()!!.startForegroundService(service)

And rejigging ScanBluetoothWorker.doWork():

        Timber.d("Scanning for bluetooth le devices stopped!. Discovered ${scanResultDictionary.size} devices")

        if (SharedPrefs.useLocationInTrackingDetection && scanResultDictionary.size > 0) {
            val lastLocation = locationProvider.getLastLocation()

            if (lastLocation != null) {
                // Location matches the requirement. No need to request a new one
                location = lastLocation
                Timber.d("Using last location")
            } else {
                //Getting the most accurate location here
                locationProvider.getCurrentLocation { loc ->
                    this.location = loc
                    Timber.d("Updated to current location")
                }

                val fetchedLocation = this.waitForRequestedLocation()
                Timber.d("Fetched location? ${fetchedLocation}")
            }
        }

The above makes location acquisition work infinitely better.
The service doesn't have to do anything at all besides just sit there in the foreground in order to escape from the background location rate restrictions. The rejigging of ScanBluetoothWorker just avoids wasting power on finding a location if no bluetooth device was detected.

[Sn0wfreezeDev]

Hi,
Yes we fixed this issue in the next version. Stay tuned for the update 😊