Background Location Services not working in iOS 7

Here is the solution that I used to get continuous location from iOS 7 devices no matter it is in foreground or background.

You may find the full solution and explanation from blog and also github:-

1. Background Location Update Programming for iOS 7 and 8

2. Github Project: Background Location Update Programming for iOS 7 and 8

Methods and Explanation:-

1. I restart the location manager every 1 minute in function didUpdateLocations

2. I allow the location manager to get the locations from the device for 10 seconds before shut it down (to save battery).

Partial Code Below:-

-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations{

for(int i=0;i<locations.count;i++){
    CLLocation * newLocation = [locations objectAtIndex:i];
    CLLocationCoordinate2D theLocation = newLocation.coordinate;
    CLLocationAccuracy theAccuracy = newLocation.horizontalAccuracy;
    NSTimeInterval locationAge = -[newLocation.timestamp timeIntervalSinceNow];

    if (locationAge > 30.0)
        continue;

    //Select only valid location and also location with good accuracy
    if(newLocation!=nil&&theAccuracy>0
       &&theAccuracy<2000
       &&(!(theLocation.latitude==0.0&&theLocation.longitude==0.0))){
        self.myLastLocation = theLocation;
        self.myLastLocationAccuracy= theAccuracy;
        NSMutableDictionary * dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];
        [dict setObject:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:theLocation.latitude] forKey:@"latitude"];
        [dict setObject:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:theLocation.longitude] forKey:@"longitude"];
        [dict setObject:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:theAccuracy] forKey:@"theAccuracy"];
        //Add the vallid location with good accuracy into an array
        //Every 1 minute, I will select the best location based on accuracy and send to server
        [self.shareModel.myLocationArray addObject:dict];
    }
}

//If the timer still valid, return it (Will not run the code below)
if (self.shareModel.timer)
    return;

self.shareModel.bgTask = [BackgroundTaskManager sharedBackgroundTaskManager];
[self.shareModel.bgTask beginNewBackgroundTask];

//Restart the locationMaanger after 1 minute
self.shareModel.timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:60 target:self
                                                       selector:@selector(restartLocationUpdates)
                                                       userInfo:nil
                                                        repeats:NO];

//Will only stop the locationManager after 10 seconds, so that we can get some accurate locations
//The location manager will only operate for 10 seconds to save battery
NSTimer * delay10Seconds;
delay10Seconds = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:10 target:self
                                                selector:@selector(stopLocationDelayBy10Seconds)
                                                userInfo:nil
                                                 repeats:NO];
 }

Update on May 2014: I got a few requests for adding sample codes on sending the location to server for a certain time interval. I have added the sample codes and also combined a fix for BackgroundTaskManager to solve a glitch for background running over an extended period of time. If you have any questions, you are welcomed to join us for a discussion here: Background Location Update Programming for iOS 7 with Location Update to Server Discussion

Update on January 2015: If you want to get the location update even when the app is suspended, please see: Get Location Updates for iOS App Even when Suspended