Is continuous GPS tracking possible in Bubble native mobile apps?

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I’ve been using Bubble for several years (including native mobile apps) and generally it works great.

I’m now building a mobile app that requires continuous user location tracking in the background (similar to jogging / fitness apps).

From what I understand:

  • Bubble native mobile apps currently do not support background / foreground location tracking
  • There is no access to Android FOREGROUND_SERVICE / FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
  • Custom native plugins or WebView-based solutions don’t seem to be supported in a way that would enable this

Because of that, it seems impossible to implement reliable location tracking while the app is minimized or the screen is locked.

My questions:

  1. Is my understanding correct?
  2. Is there any supported workaround (official or unofficial)?
  3. Is Bubble planning to support background / foreground location tracking in native mobile apps (Android / iOS)?

This is currently the first hard blocker that would force me to move this app outside of Bubble, so any clarification would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!

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I advise you to contact the support directly for requests of this type that could lead you to go out of Bubble, to be sure of current or any future support :slight_smile:

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