We intentionally do not use background location tracking, and there are several important reasons why this is technically impossible, legally restricted, and practically harmful.
1. Legal and privacy restrictions
Continuous GPS tracking without explicit consent is illegal in most EU countries and may be considered a violation of employee privacy.
For your business, this creates risks of complaints and fines.
2. The phone battery would drain extremely fast
Constant GPS usage is one of the most battery-intensive operations on a mobile device.
If we tracked location nonstop:
the worker’s phone would discharge within hours;
they would lose communication;
you would lose real data for the shift.
3. Android and iOS limitations
Operating systems do not allow continuous background location collection unless the app is a navigation service (like Uber or Google Maps).
Any attempt to track location without user interaction is blocked by the system.
4. Security and trust model of our app
Our app works only through manual verification requests, which the worker confirms by tapping a button.
This approach is:
transparent
legal
battery-friendly
trusted by employees
Summary
We do not track location continuously because:
the law requires it
constant GPS would drain the phone quickly
Android/iOS block background tracking
the manual request system is safer, ethical, and more reliable
The system works only through one-time location requests, ensuring trustworthy and accurate data.