GPS Tracker

You can track the location of the users in the mobile application you developed via GPS Tracker.

To add live location tracking on an application basis, you can use the GPS Tracker configuration. GPS Tracker records the location information of users within the application to the data source in real-time at specified intervals.

GPS Tracker only supports mobile apps.

Features of GPS Tracker within Kuika:

  1. Location Tracking: GPS Tracker continuously determines and logs the geographical location of the device.

  2. Data Record: GPS Tracker records location information at specified intervals into the KGpstracking Table located in ManageDB.

To use the GPS Tracker features and adjust its settings, first open the Config Manager view mode via Header in the application you are developing. Click the Create button on the screen that opens.

Since the GPS Tracker feature only works in mobile applications, activate/open the iOS and/or Android configuration settings with the switch to make the relevant settings.

GPS Tracker settings are the same on iOS and Android.

  • Click the drop-down menu opposite Settings under the heading GPS Tracker in the Settings list.

  • Click Add New in the drop-down menu.

  • First, name the GPS Tracker setting on the modal that opens.

  • Then enter the field opposite the Min. distance between updates heading in how many meters the location information to be tracked by GPS will be updated.

  • Then select the accuracy of the Location via the drop-down menu opposite the Location Accuracy heading. While making the selection, choose one of the Approximate and Precise options according to the application's needs. In mobile applications, with the Approximate option, you can get the user's location with an approximate value, while with the Precise option, you can get the user's location with an exact value.

  • By activating the Background Location Switch, you can activate the setting of whether the location is tracked or not when the application is running in the background.

  • After making the specified settings, click the CREATE button to complete the GPS Tracker settings.

Then you have to define the permission tag to access and track the user's location information.

  • Click on the drop-down menu next to the Permission Text header.

  • Click Add New in the drop-down menu.

  • In the Modal screen, enter the permission title and content information.

The language options in your application will appear on this screen. You should prepare the permission content in accordance with the languages that the application has.

  • After entering the content of the permission in the relevant language for all the languages in your application, click the CREATE button to create the permission.

Finally, when the application is running in the background, you should define a permission tag to access and track the user's location information.

  • For this process, click on the drop-down menu opposite the Background Perm. Text heading.

  • Click Add New in the drop-down menu.

  • In the Modal screen, enter the permission title and content information.

The language options in your application will appear on this screen. You should prepare the permission content in accordance with the languages that the application has.

  • After entering the content of the permission in the relevant language for all the languages in your application, click the CREATE button to create the permission.

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