Is it possible to launch an app while the device is locked?

I am trying to debug some data protection issues I have been having and I am trying to test all sorts of recovery scenarios but one case that I cannot figure out how to run is that of the app launching in the background while the device is locked.


Whether it be a standard launching of the application or launching from Background Fetch mode, XCode requires the device to be unlocked. Is there anyway to test this scenario? I have done some research and found that I could setup a BTLE or iBeacon event to launch the app on some event, which would achieve the launching of the app while the device is locked, but that is a lot of work just to get that up and running.


So I ask you, developer community, anyone figure out an easier way to launch an app while the phone is locked? I dont care about attaching a debugger as much as I care about actually getting the app to launch without having to wait for random background fetches to execute.


Thanks!

Is it possible to launch an app while the device is locked?
 
 
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