technology Impact of iOS13 and iOS14 permissions on background location access Consumers expect apps to access location while the app is in use in the foreground. Users have different expectations from work apps. Workforce apps stay in the background most of the time. Business uses high-frequency location for routing orders and order tracking.
technology Evolution of location access on Android As more apps started using location in the background, and sending this data to servers for use by applications outside the device, Android started setting some rules of the game to manage battery drain and user privacy. The Android platform has evolved significantly with Android 8 and onward.
technology How we built a serverless architecture with AWS Our customers go serverless for live locations with HyperTrack. We go serverless for our platform with AWS. In this blog, we give you a peek under the hood and share our learnings.
technology Movement part 3 — Real-time This article talks about challenges faced in building real-time location tracking apps across the entire stack (device, server, UI) and some approaches to overcome those. This is part three of a ten part series called Movement.
technology Movement part 2 — Accuracy This article talks about techniques, methods and algorithms to get accurate location and activity data. This is part two of a ten part series called Movement.
technology Movement part 1 — OS This article talks about the evolution of Android and iOS from location to movement services. This is part one of a ten part series called Movement.
technology Movement — Introduction This is the introduction to a ten part series about building movement-aware applications.
technology HyperLog: Android Remote Logger Library for Debugging HyperLog, a utility logger library for Android on top of standard Android Log class for debugging purpose. It is not easy to debug live mobile apps or libraries, or create every possible environment
technology Creating a binding for Swift frameworks in Xamarin Xamarin is one of the more popular platforms for developers to build apps across platforms. In our goal to make it easy for developers to integrate the HyperTrack SDK into their apps, we
technology Practical guide to deploying applications with AWS ECS, ALB and ASG If you are new to hosting applications on AWS or considering switching to AWS then this article is for you. An array of AWS services are at play to deploy your production application
technology Real-time location tracking with near-zero battery impact The HyperTrack SDK is active on thousands of devices through 100+ apps across the globe. Users represent all 6 inhabited continents 2 major smartphone Operating Systems several tracking use cases and markets and
technology Why building live location features requires more than maps APIs The next generation of location-based services uses live location to make assignments track orders track miles personalize experiences and power great product experiences. A fleeting glimpse by product managers and developers might lead
technology The pitfalls of using location streams as an interface for building live location features Developers build live location features in their product because it is core to their business. In the process they end up having to build infrastructure. Developers who have built and operated this underlying
technology For designers who want to take over the world This is one of the first websites I ever designed — http://www.cookfresh.in. It’s now defunct but in its glory days it was a food delivery business. Back then I wasn’
technology Scheduling tasks in Android made easy Over the years Android has introduced several scheduling APIs for jobs that need to be scheduled outside the scope of an application’s lifecycle. Most of these come along with features that improve
technology Battery Efficient Real-Time GPS Tracking One question we frequently get asked is “How real time is your tracking experience?” When we respond saying it’s near real time (~4 second latency) the follow up is “You must be
technology How we ditched HTTP and transitioned to MQTT! In the field of location tracking, there needs to be lot of back-and-forth communication between devices and the backend. Device transmits location, activity and health data. Then the backend processes this information, applies
technology Solving true time at HyperTrack One of the major problems that affects the operation of real-time location tracking is patchy mobile network connectivity. Our users trust our SDKs by plugging them into their apps that are out in
technology Our framework for real-time filtering of location streams One of the biggest challenges with movement tracking is dealing with volatile quality of smartphone location. Numerous factors affect location accuracy such as: Quality of GPS receiver Source of signal (GPS, WiFi, cell
technology Using activity recognition for better ETAs and status events In one of our previous posts we showed you the consumer experience for a task that is tracked with HyperTrack. Accurate status events are an important piece for a good user experience. In
technology Getting accurate location data One of the basic problems in track and trace for local deliveries is getting live and accurate location data of persons or items. Traditional logistics companies have used RFID or standalone GPS chips
