Core Location, iBeacon & Region Monitoring

Question

I am looking to make an App similar to that of the iOS reminders app. Where a user can essentially set reminders to go off when a user has entered or left a certain area.

I am new to iOS app development and have been doing some research into what might be needed but I am getting a bit confused and was wondering if someone could clarify a few things for me.

From my understanding:

• Core Location is used to get your current location details
• iBeacon is used to set your device as a Beacon for others to discover
• Region Monitoring is used to monitor for when you enter a specific region

Am I correct in my assumptions? If not could someone please correct me. Also am I looking at the right kits that will help me achieve this?

What I would like to do is have a table of saved records that are triggered individually when they enter or leave there specified locations. (Do I use Region Monitoring for this)

Also how would I make this app still run in the background, once it is closed, and still trigger events (like the iOS Reminders App).

I have found a few basic tutorials that help me get my current location with CoreLocation but does anyone know of any other tutorials that might help me out? Or know themselves how I can go about accomplishing this.

Would really appreciate some help. Thanks!

Answer 1

I think that the best choice for your app is using Region Monitoring:

1. You could register up to 20 regions;
2. iOS will launch your app automatically if iPhone enters the observed region.

From Apple docs:

If a region crossing occurs while your iOS app is not running, the system automatically wakes it up (or relaunches it) in the background so that it can process the event. When relaunched, all of the regions you configured previously are made available in the monitoredRegions property of any location manager objects you create.

An app can register up to 20 regions at a time. In order to report region changes in a timely manner, the region monitoring service requires network connectivity.