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SkyDemon on Android 11 losing GPS signal when device locks

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By aplatte - 1/9/2022 5:24:04 PM

Hello,

After moving from Android 7 to Android 11, I have noticed SkyDemon looses GPS signal when the device locks (i.e.: you want to try to navigate on your own, and have SD as backup just in case you get lost). When you unlock the device, SkyDemon starts getting GPS signal again, and you lost the flight log during the screen lock.

When checking permissions, I can only give SkyDemon one of the following for location: "Allow when app is running", "Ask" or "Don't allow". I see other apps (i.e.: Google, AccuWeather) have an extra option "Allow always", which I cannot choose for SkyDemon.

I suspect this article explains the reason: for Android 10 and above the app should declare ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION permission in its manifest.

Can anyone else running SkyDemon on Android 11 tell me if they experience the same behaviour?

Thanks, and best regards,
Adrian
By 177 - 1/12/2022 8:35:17 PM

You can also download free 'GPS Locker' from Google Play. It will keep awake the gps chip no matter what.