Ask HN: Any good tutorials on iOS geofences?

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Hi, I am trying to implement geofences into an app I am working on. We are able to implement geofences but we can not get it to be very reliable and it kills a lot of battery. Are there any good write-ups on a good implementation of geofencing in iOS?

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https://developers.geoloqi.com/features/geofencing

Thanks for this, but this was not really what I was looking for. I already have all my server implementation done and all coding for the geofences is pretty much done, I just need a way of making it more efficient. There is not point in signing up for a monthly service when 90% of the stuff the service provides is already done by me.

Are there really so few docs out there about efficiently coding for geofences?

They seem to have created what they call "profiles" which allow for less battery usage based on what data needs to be gathered.

You might also go and reach out to some of the fitness apps like RunKeeper and MapMyRun to see how they are handling their real-time geo pushes without killing the battery. Good luck.

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