Open iOS app automatically at a certain time

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Is this possible? Like the app will launch at 8AM and closes at 10PM. I'm new to developing an app that uses background. What I do know currently is that the app can run in the background for a long time.

What I also have right now is my project that updates the user location in the background. With the help of this https://github.com/silento/Location - re-written in Swift 3.0.

Do you want to run your app always in ___Background___ mode? — nayem, Apr 20 '17 at 06:12
Thanks everyone. Yes, the app has only two screens. So, conclusion is: use local notifications to ask user to turn on the app. Cool. — Glenn Posadas, Apr 20 '17 at 06:19
you can update user location even your app in suspended as well. — Matloob Hasnain, Apr 20 '17 at 06:30
@matloobHasnain how to do that? Can you provide me any tutorial or working piece of code? — nayem, Apr 20 '17 at 06:35
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32749476/ios-9-how-get-locations-even-if-app-terminated — Matloob Hasnain, Apr 20 '17 at 06:48
i cant test it properly if you test please let me know its status , but peoples are saying that its works. — Matloob Hasnain, Apr 20 '17 at 06:51

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '17 at 06:16

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This is not possible. But, you can use local notifications to tell user to run the app.

answered Apr 20 '17 at 06:16

Shujaat Haider

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Now that's what I have thought and forgot to mention in my question. Thank you so much. EDIT: Is it possible to use local notification when the app is already terminated? – Glenn Posadas Apr 20 '17 at 06:18
Alternatively, you can use push notification as well. Works when terminated. – JackyW Apr 20 '17 at 06:27
@JackyW Thanks. So a push notification coming from a server, and not a local notification. I'm reading articles right now about sending local notifications even if the app is terminated already. – Glenn Posadas Apr 20 '17 at 06:39
@prettyitgirl.com No problem. Check out firebase by google. Powerful tool for various purposes. I'm using Firebase for push notification, not complicated to set up, works flawlessly. Good luck! :D – JackyW Apr 20 '17 at 06:48

Open iOS app automatically at a certain time

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