Cant get "Requesting Location Updates" to work with iOS app

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Apple
1

I can’t get this to work with the iOS app, what am I doing wrong?

- alias: "Startup location"
  trigger:
    platform: homeassistant
    event: start
  action:
    - delay:
        minutes: 1
    - service: notify.ios_iphone_7_plus
      data:
        message: "request_location_update"
2

Here is what I’m using and it works well:

- alias: Startup Notification
  trigger:
      platform: homeassistant
      event: start

  action:
    - service: notify.iphones
      data:
       message: "request_location_update"

    - delay: 00:00:30

    - service: notify.iphones
      data:
       message: "request_location_update"

    - delay: 00:01:00

    - service: zwave.heal_network

    - service: notify.iphones
      data:
       message: "HA Startup"
3

Hello,

I do not get this to work either (the get location update).
Getting text-notifications on the iphone works great.

Here is what i am using:

  • alias: ‘vraag om location update’
    initial_state: false
    hide_entity: false
    trigger:
    platform: time
    seconds: 0
    action:
    • service: notify.ios_iphone_monique
      data:
      message: “Test”
    • service: notify.ios_iphone_monique
      data:
      message: “request_location_update”

Is it for the request location update nescecary that the ios-app is started on the iphone?
Text notifications are working even when the ios-app is not started on the iphone.

4

Do you have the Location Services setting for the app set to “Always”? Also check the Background Refresh setting. I think some of those features are also disabled when you have the phone in Low Power Mode.

5

Also turn on in the iOS app the option to notify on background location requests… when you send the request you should get a notification shortly after.

Also do you ever have other notifications to the iOS app go missing or is it 100%?

6

Thanks all, it was the option Background Fetch Notification in the location settings i had to switch on.

Now it works like a charm.

7

do you have to do anything special with the config to get HA to track iOS users? I have my app on the iPhone working thanks to the suggestions on this thread. But for some reason HA doesn’t seem to see when I leave and come back home…