Background Location Broadcaster (Android app)

Web apps (web sites) are very powerful tools, however "background location" does not work with them.

Background Location Broadcaster is a tool, which lets the user send the location, to web apps (uris), continuously in the background.

Note! Only a few sites can be used with the app: List of controllable sites.

How to install:

The app is not on Google Play, but you can download it to your Android device, then go to "Downloads" or "Files" from where you should be able to install it

How to use:

(Play video)

How to use, steps:

1) Generate and copy uri/key on the site you want to control (List of controllable sites).

Ex: Go to "taxi.closeby.market" > "Settings" > "User settings" > "Uri with authentication key for remote controller"

Click "Generate new".

Click "Copy to clipboard".

2) Paste uri/key in the Background Location Broadcaster app.

Go to (the Background Location Broadcaster app) > "Manage List" > "Add". Then paste the uri and click save.

Screenshots

• 
  Main view.
• 
  Adding URIs. The selector on the left are for temporary disabling sites.
• 
  Settings.

See also

Detailed info (How does it work)

To conform with Google Play requirements these documents were created. (Created with the help of App Privacy Policy Generator)

• Privacy Policy

• Terms and Conditions

Source code

backgroundLocationBroadcasterWeb (A web version of the app)