Entire App Running In Background (or Foreground)

[tails1154]

okay. I will try this.

[Taifun]

@tails1154

I'm trying to actively send and recive location latitude and longitude to a CloudDB. is there a way I could do this?

Using the paid locationservice extension App Inventor Extensions: Location Service | Pura Vida Apps it is possible to store location data in the background in a Google Spreadsheet or MySQL database. Sorry, CloudDB is not possible. Soon Itoo functionality will be integrated, too... but then still without CloudDB access... why? see here

Open Source • Background Tasks: Itoo

you registered the Clock1.Timer event and the File1.GotText event and you use CloudDB.StoreValue block, this looks fine later when you start your app again you theoretically should find some value in the CloudDB where does that file come from? I now prepared an example for you [Screenshot 2024-02-02 091325] Bgtest1.aia (70.7 KB) unfortunately storing a value in CloudDB gives an error, see logcat output here [logcat] so the CloudDB properties have to be set in the blocks for Itoo to w…

Taifun

[tails1154]

sorry but I don't have money

[tails1154]

as I said here I said I was NOT buying extensions

[Taifun]

Don't worry... But my answer is not only for you, but also for others with the same question in future...

Taifun

[SteveJG]

If you just want the app to 'run' while you are using other apps on your device you could consider one of these options to use the CloudDB. Yes, FREE !

Foreground GPS Location Service experiments and Tutorial by SteveJG

Foreground GPS Location Service experiments and Tutorial by SteveJG Use the Android GPS receiver using a Foreground service, capture locations and a make a Track. Three examples use the CloudDB, a fourth example uses a Google Spreadsheet to store the data.Create a List of location coordinates and display a Track on a Map. When the Foreground (KAS) service is activated: the app will continue to post to the database when and after the device screen closes. The…

[tails1154]

just saw that

[tails1154]

it looks like it works

[tails1154]

hmm... whats that thing at the bottom left part of the screen that says KIO4 location sensor doing there... hmm

[tails1154]

ahem. anyways

[SteveJG]

It is an example using an alternative 3rd party LocationSensor. There are aia's that use the native LocationSensor and one using an html method of determining location.
You don't have to use Antonio's alternative.

[tails1154]

so does it do the same thing as the other one that @Taifun mentoned?

[SteveJG]

No, his extension runs in the Background, these run in the Foreground. Read the explanation about how it works in the tutorial text.

[tails1154]

whats the difference?

[tails1154]

whoops my email is in there

[tails1154]

Thanks A LOT!!!!

[tails1154]

also I would like to send push notifications to my users. Is that possible?

[SteveJG]

@tails1154

Is that possible?

I don't know.

[FREE] OneSignalPush: Integrate latest OneSignal SDK (5.0.2) in your app to send Push notifications

1. Introduction This extension ships with latest One Signal SDK. You can easily receive push notifications sent from OneSignal dashboard in your app. You can send notifications to all subs and individuals. You can send a customized notification also. Latest Version: 3 Last Updated: 2023-12-08T18:30:00Z (UTC) 2. Blocks [image] [image] [image] 3. Usages [blocks (4)] [image] 4. Downloads You can find aix and aia file here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14JIpANok8Uxvy8Ae9…

might work. When you get it working, please tell us how? I don't believe the OneSignal service is free but the extension to link is probably not.

If the CloudDB app is provided to all users, they can see what you see for free when their app is on.

[tails1154]

yea idk what i'm doing

[tails1154]

i kinda ment like if a condition is met in the app, send a notification