# transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation

Sophisticated, battery-conscious background-geolocation with motion-detection

Repository: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-background-geolocation
Homepage: http://shop.transistorsoft.com/pages/react-native-background-geolocation
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react-native, background-location, background, background-geolocation, location-tracking
Last push: 2026-08-14T14:04:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4154, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2916, forks 447 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.007465+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native and Expo SDK providing battery-conscious background location tracking and geofencing for iOS and Android. It uses motion-detection sensors to toggle GPS on and off, persists locations to SQLite, and uploads them via HTTP with retry.

## Use cases
- track delivery driver location in background of react native app
- battery-efficient background geolocation for ios and android
- geofencing triggers when app is terminated
- fleet tracking with react native
- resume location tracking after device reboot
- upload location data to server with offline queue

## When to choose
- you need reliable background location tracking that survives app termination and reboots
- battery life is critical and you want motion-based GPS toggling
- you're building a React Native or Expo app for fleet, delivery, or fitness tracking

## When to avoid
- you need a fully free open-source solution for release builds - a paid license is required
- you only need foreground location access
- you're not using React Native, Expo, Flutter, Capacitor, or Cordova

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, geospatial, mobile-framework, plugin-system
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: background-location, geofencing, location-tracking, battery-optimization, motion-detection, expo, commercial-license, maps, android, ios, react-native, mobile

## Member repositories
- transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.007465+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:48:12.697325+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.007465+00:00, sha 1ff5132e3197)
  - homepage: http://shop.transistorsoft.com/pages/react-native-background-geolocation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.507515+00:00, sha 5f69f63353e4)
  - site_page: https://docs.transistorsoft.com/help/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.510078+00:00, sha de6aafc00cf7)
  - site_page: https://docs.transistorsoft.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:45.512914+00:00, sha b5aedb9df5c3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.