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background_location

Published by faultyapp.com · v0.13.2 · released 11 months ago · UNKNOWN License

First published 7 years ago.

A Flutter plugin to get location updates in the background for both Android and iOS. Uses CoreLocation for iOS and FusedLocationProvider for Android.

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#228 in Maps Location #9344 overall no release in 11 months androidios
Downloads / day
13
as of 2026-08-23
GitHub stars
236
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
397
on pub.dev
Pub points
130 / 160
2026-07-24 2026-08-23

Repository health

Last commit
11 months ago
Commit activity
Open issues
10
Open PRs
3
Contributors
29 (top contributor 70%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)

Last refreshed 22 days ago.

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

background_location

2 commits in the past year
Slowing -100% vs 9 months ago
5 3 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
0.0 commits
Busiest week
2 commits, 46 weeks ago
Active weeks
1 of 52 (2%)
Longest quiet stretch
46 weeks with no commits

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background_location
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