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Recommendations for GPS Proximity alert for android phone ?

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  • 16-08-2013 6:39pm
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    gijoo
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi I'm looking for some advise and would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction.

    My small org is looking for the solution to a problem, whereby we need to load gps cordinates into the app, and that if any of the clients comes within a certain distance of that GPS loc an alert is noted on the phone.

    I trialled a free app called waypoint finder but found it hit and miss. I found it ate the battery in no time and that the app would not notify if the screenlock came on. Really i need this to be more like a service (running all the time) rather than an app that's needed to be launched every time ?

    Does anyone know of a developed solution for this ?

    Thanks,
    GiJoo


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    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    gijoo wrote: »
    My small org is looking for the solution to a problem, whereby we need to load gps cordinates into the app, and that if any of the clients comes within a certain distance of that GPS loc an alert is noted on the phone.

    I trialled a free app called waypoint finder but found it hit and miss. I found it ate the battery in no time and that the app would not notify if the screenlock came on. Really i need this to be more like a service (running all the time) rather than an app that's needed to be launched every time ?
    Use a listener:

    http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/LocationListener.html


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