Call for testing: background location updates

[aimar]

I think ubuntu-location-service-bin is not properly installed.

Just some questions. I see the following packages upgraded:

biometryd-bin
libbiometry1
qml-module-biometryd

Why do we need biometry stuff?

This ones were downgraded:

libubuntu-location-service3
qtubuntu-sensors
ubuntu-location-service-bin
unity8 unity8-common
unity8-private unity8-schemas

@mardy you mentioned Lorimi, but I still see unity. Is it all right? I understood this change was for xenial devices.
I hope I do not miss anything with the downgrade.

[aimar]

It works.
I tried it with Activity Tracker and records my position with the phone locked.
During the first try, the location switch turned off automatically whenever I turned it on. But now the switch and me seem to have achieved an understanding.
Thank you very much for such a useful feature.

[AmauryDBZ]

@aimar didn't worked for me. Any tests that I can perform ?

[aimar]

Hi @AmauryDBZ. Sorry, I am not a developer, so I cannot provide any hint. I usually use a trial and error approach. You can try uninstalling the package and reinstalling it again.
Actually for me, the first time it was not properly installed because I lost the wifi connection. I tried again and although I had some doubts (see posts above) it works.
My phone requires some time to connect to the satelites, but once it is done, Activity Tracker followed me.

[aimar]

Why have I been downvoted?
I was just reporting an initial weird behaviour, but finally a succesfull performance.

[AmauryDBZ]

@aimar thanks I'll try this :thumbs_up:

@aimar said in Call for testing: background location updates:

Why have I been downvoted ?

I had the same question

[danfro]

Can anyone here, who had background recording working, please confirm if that still works with current OS (OTA4 or newer RC/devel)? We sadly couldn't get it to work on two Xperia X and on OP5T with ActivityTracker.

[AmauryDBZ]

@danfro not working on my FP4, but I didn't investigate much