how to catch when uilocalnotification is fired (not when it is clicked) in iOS?

Question

I have a local notification. It fires everyday at the same time.

The problem is that the didReceiveLocalNotification function is not triggered unless the user clicks it.

I have a process that needs to kick off when the local notification fires (not when it is clicked) because the user may not sometimes click the local notification.

Am I able to access this event? If so, how?

Thanks!

Answer 1

No, you are unable to access this event if your application is not running in the background. And there is no way to guarentee your application will run in the background at the firing of the UILocalNotification.

This is a limitation of iOS programming.

Secondly, It doesn't sound like you need a UILocalNotification. The type of interaction you are describing is a daily process. It it doesn't matter that the user clicks it or not, then why would you display a notification to the user that it did at all. Regardless, you cannot create daily processes like these that do not require user interaction. UILocalNotification is the closest thing you will get.

Gonna have to venture into Jailbroken territory to do something like that.