Location blue bar appears when not updating location

Originator:keithbsmiley
Number:rdar://20764660 Date Originated:30-Apr-2015 09:49 AM
Status:Resolved Resolved:iOS 9 SDK and above with allowsBackgroundLocationUpdates
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:8.3
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
When the background mode for locations is enabled, and the `CLLocationManager` has `requestWhenInUseAuthorization` access, the blue location bar appears after exiting the app. This occurs even when `stopUpdatingLocation` has been called in either `applicationDidEnterBackground` or `applicationWillResignActive`.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Enable the background mode for location access
2. `requestWhenInUseAuthorization`
3. Start updating location
4. Stop updating location in either `UIApplicationDelegate` method
5. Put the app in the background

Expected results:

The blue location bar never appears since we are no longer accessing the user's location.

Actual results:

Note the blue location bar appears immediately and disappears after a few seconds.

Notes:

This combination of things makes sense when we don't always want to access the user's location in the background, but do other times (such as when the user wants directions). You can also reproduce this behavior using Google Maps on iOS.

Comments

Resolved for iOS 9 and above with CLLocationManager's allowsBackgroundLocationUpdates property

By keithbsmiley at Feb. 20, 2017, 9:37 p.m. (reply...)

Facing the exact same situation. Please let us know if you hear anything from Apple

By mihirpmehta at June 19, 2015, 6:07 a.m. (reply...)

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27132698/ios8-blue-bar-is-using-your-location-appears-shortly-after-exiting-app

By keithbsmiley at April 30, 2015, 4:54 p.m. (reply...)

Example project: https://github.com/Keithbsmiley/radars/tree/master/LocationBlueBar

By keithbsmiley at April 30, 2015, 4:52 p.m. (reply...)

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