Geofencing on android not triggering until the BI app is opened

[BassTeQ]

Hi all,

I've configured geofencing, and a push notification whenever I enter/exit the area. This works well if I leave the BI app open.
However when the app is in the background it doesn't trigger the geofence change, until I open the app again.
I've configured the app so;

• location is always accessible
• excluded from being put to sleep

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[claret]

I don't have an answer I am afraid, but funny enough I have the same issue and trying to work it out too. Exact same experience you describe. My Android settings look slightly different as I am running an Oppo phone, but everything is set up to run in the background.

The only curious thing at the moment is if I do a test notification, that seems to be popping OK on it's own. The only thing I don't know at this point is if I have waited enough time, just in case it really is Android killing the app for some reason, or geofencing isn't triggering it all.

 

[BassTeQ]

Thanks, other BI notifications are working fine to mobile app, it's just the geofence which isn't working.

 

[claret]

An update on this on my side, things have just started 'working', I can't say for certain say when but I have noticed that there was a new version of the blue iris app released on 23 Sept with the release note 'Android S Geofence Update'.

The only thing I don't know is how often Blue Iris asks google for location, my guess is there is a timed interval in the background, so most likely it will never be instant but it should trigger eventually. However, I'm not 100% certain yet If my triggers were led by the Blue Iris app or I just happened to open an app that requests GPS, like google maps. Having said that though, it wasn't even doing that before so they've definitely fixed something!

 

[jaydeel]

An update on this on my side, things have just started 'working', I can't say for certain say when but I have noticed that there was a new version of the blue iris app released on 23 Sept with the release note 'Android S Geofence Update'.

The only thing I don't know is how often Blue Iris asks google for location, my guess is there is a timed interval in the background, so most likely it will never be instant but it should trigger eventually. However, I'm not 100% certain yet If my triggers were led by the Blue Iris app or I just happened to open an app that requests GPS, like google maps. Having said that though, it wasn't even doing that before so they've definitely fixed something!

I’ve also started seeing geofence notifications again this past week. The app updated on 9/25.

 

[BassTeQ]

It looks like after the BI app update it's working, but for my purpose it's not quick enough.
I've set the radius to 100m, but don't get the notication until 3-5 mins later, I wanted to be able to trigger an event before I arrive home.

 

[jaydeel]

It looks like after the BI app update it's working, but for my purpose it's not quick enough.
I've set the radius to 100m, but don't get the notication until 3-5 mins later, I wanted to be able to trigger an event before I arrive home.

Have you tried using a larger radius? (I use 400m.)
This will provide some more time before you arrive home.

 

[wittaj]

^BOT - while a better response than most, it called BI Business Intelligence instead of Blue Iris

 

[PeteDD]

I am having similar problems still August 2024. I used Egizone instead for a while and it is very responsive but I could not figure out (yet) how to manage requiring two phones to be outside the fence to trigger away and either returning inside the fence to return to the normal at-home mode. The Android app promises this but it seems to take five to 15 minutes to trigger entry or exit events.

 

[shodown]

I am having similar problems still August 2024. I used Egizone instead for a while and it is very responsive but I could not figure out (yet) how to manage requiring two phones to be outside the fence to trigger away and either returning inside the fence to return to the normal at-home mode. The Android app promises this but it seems to take five to 15 minutes to trigger entry or exit events.

Likewise..... my wife's Google Pixel 8 Pro is hit and miss for geofencing. I have configured BI to set "Away" profile only when both of us are away, and to "Home" profile when either of us are home.

Worked ok initially, but have noticed every so often that it's still in Home mode when we are both at work. When I look at the devices, it lists her inside the geofence but me outside.

I have an iPhone and it works well but android seems to be very hit and miss even though it is set to always allow location and to never sleep