Background location update on watchOS

Hi,


I am writting a watchapp that will attempt to get new data hourly and update its corresponding complication accordingly. Since the data it updates relies on location, is there a way to update the location when the app is not in the foreground? When I attempt to update the location using the background application refresh, it hangs until the app is in foreground again.


I read here that for this kind of update, it is preferable to use the iOS counterpart app, but is there a way to get a single location update request per hour, without relying on the iPhone?

Answered by francisaugusto in 293379022

Yes, apparently with watchOS 4 one can do that, enabling background location updates. It worked for me.

Accepted Answer

Yes, apparently with watchOS 4 one can do that, enabling background location updates. It worked for me.

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