Ionic-native: Background geolocation v3 [urgent]

Created on 15 Oct 2018 · 15Comments · Source: ionic-team/ionic-native

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[ X ] feature request
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Current behavior:
v2 version does not work properly on new Android version:
https://github.com/mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation/issues/493#issuecomment-429156163

Expected behavior:
Implement v3 plugin

Source

rodrigoords

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Most helpful comment

Sorry, it will not came under window object you can directly access the variable, if typescript shows that an error just declare it globally
declare var BackgroundGeolocation: any;

And use it as normal as specified in the documentation like
BackgroundGeolocation.start();

Also no need to put this in the construtor or ngOnInit

knvpk on 24 Oct 2018

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All 15 comments

Since the cordova plugin background geolocation will not work in Oreo when the package point at 2.X branch. Please make changes and point at 3.0 alpha branch

knvpk on 17 Oct 2018

Our app also needs V3 of Cordova plugin of background geolocation

VeerababuKottu on 17 Oct 2018

@rodrigoords , Meanwhile did you find any other workaround to use v3 of cordova plugin

knvpk on 17 Oct 2018

No, i tried to use Capacitor to create interface but without success.

rodrigoords on 22 Oct 2018

Im directly using the BackgroundGeoLocation Plugin with out ionic, it can be accessible via window object.

knvpk on 23 Oct 2018

Can you give some code example plz

rodrigoords on 23 Oct 2018

I cant seem to find this plugin under window['cordova'].plugins. I can see all my other plugins but not this one. I had installed the latest 3.0.0 alpha 45 version.

shyaaam on 23 Oct 2018

Sorry, it will not came under window object you can directly access the variable, if typescript shows that an error just declare it globally
declare var BackgroundGeolocation: any;

And use it as normal as specified in the documentation like
BackgroundGeolocation.start();

Also no need to put this in the construtor or ngOnInit

knvpk on 24 Oct 2018

👍3

Work like a charm... thanks

rodrigoords on 24 Oct 2018

I get error.. it happens in ionic 4.

Uncaught Error: Module cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation.BackgroundGeolocation does not exist.

Where should I put

declare var BackgroundGeolocation: any;

devsaran on 18 Nov 2018

I am using ionic 4. I get the following error
Uncaught Error: Module cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation.BackgroundGeolocation does not exist

rajesh99 on 8 Mar 2019

Uncaught Error: Module cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation.BackgroundGeolocation does not exist
I am getting same error. If any solution, please provide.

malavshah9 on 21 Mar 2019

same here with ionic 4 the weird part is that with android live debug works, in production mode not... i have that error, and now the sorce maps are not working on ionic 4

bitforcesrl on 26 Apr 2019

I had this issue when upgrading from version 2 to 3.

My issue was platforms/android/platform_www/plugins/cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation was not getting removed when I removed the plugin.

I manually removed that folder, and re-installed v3 of the plugin and error went away. Think something went wonky on my Mac, because I still had a the "www/backgroundGeolocation.js" and it should have been uppercase "B" - BackgroundGeolocation.js.