Location Triggered Notifications on iOS
Yes, even in the background.
Why do we care about Notifications?
Notifications are an essential part of the mobile ecosystem. One of the main reasons why businesses build mobile applications is to utilize push notifications to connect their users to their apps. A great push notification campaign can not only drive user’s to their app, but continue to retain them.
In this article we are going to see how we can use local notifications to build location based notifications, even when the app is in the background.
A Real World Example
Presenting a notification when a user is near a certain location can be very useful for many companies. I recently worked on a project where the goal was to present a notification when a user is close to one of their specific locations. When the user taps the notification, it will present a QR code view controller specific to that location.
Engineering Thought Process
When trying to solve a problem I try to see what tools are already available before going off and building something custom. Here are a few options that I explored:
