transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation

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

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Background Geolocation for React Native & Expo

The most sophisticated background location-tracking & geofencing SDK with battery-conscious motion-detection intelligence for iOS and Android.

The SDK uses motion-detection APIs (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer) to detect when the device is moving or stationary:

Moving — location recording starts automatically at the configured distanceFilter (metres)
Stationary — location services turn off automatically to conserve battery

[!IMPORTANT] This is v5. For the previous version see v4.x. v4.x license keys do not work with v5 — log in to the Customer Dashboard to generate a v5 key. See the Migration Guide for details.

📚 Documentation

React Native

Expo

🔑 Licensing

[!TIP] The SDK is fully functional in DEBUG builds — no license required. Try before you buy.

Need to test a RELEASE build? Generate a free 30-day trial license.

A license is required for RELEASE builds on both iOS and Android. Purchase a license

📂 Example Apps

See /example — example apps are included in this repo.

📦 SDK availability

Platform	Package
React Native	This repo
Expo	This repo
Flutter	`flutter_background_geolocation`
Capacitor	`@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-geolocation`
Cordova	`cordova-background-geolocation-lt`
Swift / iOS	`background-geolocation`
Kotlin / Android	`background-geolocation`

MIT © Transistor Software

background

background-geolocation

background-location

location-tracking

react-native

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Maintained

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Latest release

5.8.0 · Oct 9, 2026

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