iOS schedule tracking not automatically turning off in background

[albertstill]

Your Environment

• Plugin version:
• Platform: iOS
• OS version: 17.3.1
• Device manufacturer / model: iPhone 13 Pro
• React Native version (react-native -v): 0.71.16
• Plugin config

// In root component's render method
useEffect(() => {
  async function execute() {
    await BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
      reset: false,
    });
  }

  execute();
}, []);
  
...

// in code that handles user setting a day based schedule

async function stopBGSchedule() {
  const state = await BackgroundGeolocation.stopSchedule();
  if (state.enabled) {
    await BackgroundGeolocation.stop();
  }
}
 
// e.g `[ '1 00:01-23:59']`
function setSchedule(scheduleArray) {
  await stopBGSchedule();
  
  await BackgroundGeolocation.setConfig({
    distanceFilter: 25,
    stopOnTerminate: false,
    startOnBoot: true,
    foregroundService: true,

    schedule: scheduleArray,

    // Android
    notification: {
      title: 'Tern',
      text: 'Detecting when you cycle, walk and run to work.',
      channelName: 'Active commute detection',
      color: BRAND_COLOR,
      smallIcon: 'drawable/ic_stat_ic_notification',
      largeIcon: 'drawable/ic_stat_ic_notification',
      priority: BackgroundGeolocation.NOTIFICATION_PRIORITY_MIN,
    },

    // http options
    url: generateTrackingUrl(userId),
    params: {
      device: {
        uuid: deviceInfo.getModel().replace(/[\s.,]/g, '-'),
        model: deviceInfo.getModel(),
        platform: deviceInfo.getSystemName(),
        manufacturer: await deviceInfo.getManufacturer(),
        version: deviceInfo.getSystemVersion(),
        framework: 'ReactNative',
      },
    },
    autoSyncThreshold: 20,
    batchSync: true,
    maxBatchSize: 60,

    showsBackgroundLocationIndicator: true,
  });

  await BackgroundGeolocation.startSchedule();
}

Expected Behavior

The plugin should automatically stop tracking the when the current time falls outside of the users schedule.

Actual Behavior

The plugin carries on tracking, this is shown to users by the blue pill surrounding the clock in the top left corner of iOS, and location data carries on coming though to the server.

It's not until you open the app and reset the schedule with the same schedule array, it realises the current time is outside of the schedule and turns off.

Steps to Reproduce

1. On a real device, set a schedule that spans the whole of the current day, for example if it was Sunday, set the schedule to [1 00:01-23:59].
2. The plugin goes into an enabled state
3. The morning after (Monday morning), without opening the app, the plugin carries on tracking

Thanks Chris

[christocracy]

I've set up a schedule: ['1 00:00-23:59'] running in the iOS Simulator with Freeway Drive. I will see what happens at midnight tonight.

[christocracy]

Ok, I reproduced this in the simulator by manually modifying my work-station's date/time (you terminate the iOS Simulator after doing so, for it to catch the updated time).

I found the problem and released a fix to v4.15.2.

[github-actions]

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