[Bug]: Geofencing fails with Error 1000 (GEOFENCE_NOT_AVAILABLE) while iOS works correctly

[herman-the-worm]

Required Reading

• Confirmed

Plugin Version

5.0.1

Flutter Doctor

Demians-Mac-mini hive_mobile % fvm flutter doctor
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.38.0, on macOS 26.2 25C56 darwin-arm64, locale en-US)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 36.1.0)
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 26.2)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Connected device (3 available)
[✓] Network resources
 
• No issues found!

Mobile operating-system(s)

• iOS
• Android

Device Manufacturer(s) and Model(s)

Google Pixel 9

Device operating-systems(s)

Android 16

What happened?

Geofencing functionality is fully operational on iOS; however, it fails on Android in both Debug and Release modes. While onLocation events are being captured successfully, the onGeofence listener never fires, despite moving the device across the geofence boundaries.

Expected Behavior
Upon calling addGeofences, the geofences should be registered with the OS. Crossing the 15km radius boundary should trigger the onGeofence callback on Android, consistent with iOS behavior.

Actual Behavior
The logs indicate that the plugin fails to register the geofences with Google Play Services, throwing Error 1000. No geofence events are recorded even after significant physical displacement.

After the last log entry, I changed my location multiple times, but no further logs were printed. I’m sure the location moved outside the geofence and then back inside. This works correctly on iOS.
Package version: flutter_background_geolocation ^5.0.1
License verified successfully (I don’t think this is relevant for debugging. I’ve also followed all steps from the documentation and double-checked them multiple times.)

Plugin Code and/or Config

await bg.BackgroundGeolocation.ready(
bg.Config(
desiredAccuracy: bg.Config.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
distanceFilter: 5,
stopOnTerminate: false,
startOnBoot: true,
enableHeadless: true,
debug: !Config.isReleaseMode,
stopTimeout: 5,
// heartbeatInterval: heartbeatValue,
logLevel: Config.isReleaseMode
? bg.Config.LOG_LEVEL_OFF
: bg.Config.LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE,
showsBackgroundLocationIndicator: false,
schedule: _getBackgroundSchedule,
disableLocationAuthorizationAlert: true,
allowIdenticalLocations: true,
locationAuthorizationRequest: 'Never',
locationUpdateInterval: 2000,
fastestLocationUpdateInterval: 1000,
deferTime: 3,
notification: bg.Notification(
title: 'test',
text: 'test',
smallIcon: 'drawable/logo',
color: '#FF0000FF',
channelName: 'Location Service',
priority: bg.NotificationPriority.low,
),
),
);

Relevant log output

LOGS:

D/TSLocationManager( 7573): *** logger.debug changed → true 
W/Settings( 7573): Setting airplane_mode_on has moved from android.provider.Settings.System to android.provider.Settings.Global, returning read-only value. 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.LocationAuthorization withBackgroundPermission] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ℹ️  LocationAuthorization: Permission granted 
W/Settings( 7573): Setting airplane_mode_on has moved from android.provider.Settings.System to android.provider.Settings.Global, returning read-only value. 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): - Enable: true → true, trackingMode: 1 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.http.HttpService startMonitoringConnectivityChanges] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring connectivity changes 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.device.DeviceSettings startMonitoringPowerSaveChanges] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring powersave changes 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService d] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start motion-activity updates 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.g c] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔴  Stop heartbeat 
W/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager$d a] 
W/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚠️  Failed to start monitoring geofences: 1000:  1000 null 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager d] ℹ️  Persist monitored geofences: [] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager e] ℹ️  Persist monitored polygons: {} 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ motionchange LocationResult: 2 (79829ms old) 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╟─ 📍  Location[fused 37.421998,-122.084000 hAcc=5.0 et=+2m15s234ms alt=5.0 vAcc=0.5 vel=0.0 sAcc=0.5], time: 1769277056685 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager setLocation] isMoving: false | stateChanged: false | timerExpired: true | elapsed: -1 | d: 0.0 
W/LocationMetrics( 7573): [Metrics] Clock skew detected or tiny dt 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔵  MOTIONCHANGE isMoving=false df=5.0 — resetting short-term filter state 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔵  Acquired motionchange position, isMoving: false 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.t a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ✅  💾 INSERT: f0343eeb-c306-46ac-a483-deb9323022cb 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager startMonitoringStationaryRegion] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring stationary region (radius: 150.0m 37.4219983,-122.084 hAcc=5.0) 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.f e] ✅   
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  motionchange [TrackingService  startId: 1, eventCount: 1] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.TrackingService l] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ TrackingService motionchange: false 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎   FINISH [TrackingService startId: 1, eventCount: 0, sticky: false] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.f a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ✅  WORK_LOCATION_40.7649333_-73.9779284 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.f a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ✅  WORK_LOCATION_37.7781581_-122.4261091
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.LocationAuthorization withBackgroundPermission] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ℹ️  LocationAuthorization: Permission granted 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): - Enable: true → true, trackingMode: 1 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.http.HttpService startMonitoringConnectivityChanges] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring connectivity changes 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.device.DeviceSettings startMonitoringPowerSaveChanges] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring powersave changes 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService d] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start motion-activity updates 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.g c] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔴  Stop heartbeat
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ motionchange LocationResult: 3 (79916ms old) 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╟─ 📍  Location[fused 37.421998,-122.084000 hAcc=5.0 et=+2m15s234ms alt=5.0 vAcc=0.5 vel=0.0 sAcc=0.5], time: 1769277056685 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager setLocation] isMoving: false | stateChanged: false | timerExpired: true | elapsed: -1 | d: 0.0 
W/LocationMetrics( 7573): [Metrics] Clock skew detected or tiny dt 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔵  MOTIONCHANGE isMoving=false df=5.0 — resetting short-term filter state 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔵  Acquired motionchange position, isMoving: false
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.locationmanager.a.t a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ✅  💾 INSERT: e0abe3dc-cb76-4bc1-9f4a-29d047126f7a 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager startMonitoringStationaryRegion] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  Start monitoring stationary region (radius: 150.0m 37.4219983,-122.084 hAcc=5.0) 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  motionchange [TrackingService  startId: 2, eventCount: 1] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.TrackingService l] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ TrackingService motionchange: false 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎   FINISH [TrackingService startId: 2, eventCount: 0, sticky: false] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ getCurrentPosition LocationResult: 4 (79928ms old) 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╟─ 📍  Location[fused 37.421998,-122.084000 hAcc=5.0 et=+2m15s234ms alt=5.0 vAcc=0.5 vel=0.0 sAcc=0.5], time: 1769277056685 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager setLocation] isMoving: false | stateChanged: false | timerExpired: true | elapsed: -1 | d: 0.0 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔵  Acquired current position 
[log] Tracking Status changed: TrackingStatus.start 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService f] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎  TrackingService.stopSelfResult(2): true 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService onDestroy] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔴  TrackingService stopped 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager$c run] evaluation buffer timer elapsed 
W/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager$d a] 
W/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚠️  Failed to start monitoring geofences: 1000:  1000 null 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager d] ℹ️  Persist monitored geofences: [] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager e] ℹ️  Persist monitored polygons: {} 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): resetDrmState:  mDrmInfo=null mDrmProvisioningThread=null mPrepareDrmInProgress=false mActiveDrmScheme=false 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): cleanDrmObj: mDrmObj=null mDrmSessionId=null 
W/MediaPlayer( 7573): mediaplayer went away with unhandled events 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): resetDrmState:  mDrmInfo=null mDrmProvisioningThread=null mPrepareDrmInProgress=false mActiveDrmScheme=false 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): cleanDrmObj: mDrmObj=null mDrmSessionId=null 
W/MediaPlayer( 7573): mediaplayer went away with unhandled events 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): resetDrmState:  mDrmInfo=null mDrmProvisioningThread=null mPrepareDrmInProgress=false mActiveDrmScheme=false 
V/MediaPlayer( 7573): cleanDrmObj: mDrmObj=null mDrmSessionId=null 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  start [ActivityRecognitionService  startId: 1, eventCount: 1]
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🚘 ️DetectedActivity [type=STILL, confidence=100] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎   FINISH [ActivityRecognitionService startId: 1, eventCount: 0, sticky: false] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  start [ActivityRecognitionService  startId: 2, eventCount: 1] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ Motion Transition Result 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╟─ 🎾  ENTER: still 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎   FINISH [ActivityRecognitionService startId: 2, eventCount: 0, sticky: false] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🎾  start [ActivityRecognitionService  startId: 3, eventCount: 1] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService a] 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ║ Motion Transition Result 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╟─ 🎾  ENTER: still 
I/TSLocationManager( 7573): ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════ 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎   FINISH [ActivityRecognitionService startId: 3, eventCount: 0, sticky: false] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService f] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚙️︎  ActivityRecognitionService.stopSelfResult(3): true 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService onDestroy] 
D/TSLocationManager( 7573):   🔴  ActivityRecognitionService stopped

[christocracy]

Your device OS said: error: 1000 when adding geofence:

W/TSLocationManager( 7573):   ⚠️  Failed to start monitoring geofences: 1000:  1000 null 

That's GEOFENCE_NOT_AVAILABLE

locationAuthorizationRequest: 'Never',

Do you know that this is an invalid value? The only accepted values are Always, WhenInUse and Any.
https://pub.dev/documentation/flutter_background_geolocation/latest/flt_background_geolocation/GeoConfig/locationAuthorizationRequest.html

Do you also know that geofence-monitoring REQUIRES Always location-authorization?

[DemianKryk]

locationAuthorizationRequest is set to 'Never' because we don’t need the package’s location permission dialog — we use our custom dialog. This is not related to the issue. As you can see in the logs, location permission is already granted.

Location Permission: granted(you can see it in the logs);

baterry optimized is disabled(check more times);

Location settings on device:

I also tried using onLocation; the package logs are printed, but my custom logs are not. The package logs are very long, and even when I change the location, they only appear after 1 minute or more.

The configuration is the same, but I removed geofences entirely, changed locationAuthorizationRequest to 'Always' (I also tried this with geofences, but it didn’t help), and added:

bg.BackgroundGeolocation.onLocation((event) {
print('TEST TEST TEST @@@@@@@');
});

await bg.BackgroundGeolocation.start();

Logs:

D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.LocationAuthorization withBackgroundPermission]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ℹ️ LocationAuthorization: Permission granted
I/TSLocationManager(14180): - Enable: true → true, trackingMode: 1
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.http.HttpService startMonitoringConnectivityChanges]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 Start monitoring connectivity changes
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.device.DeviceSettings startMonitoringPowerSaveChanges]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 Start monitoring powersave changes
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService d]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 Start motion-activity updates
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.locationmanager.a.g c]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔴 Stop heartbeat
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager a]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ║ motionchange LocationResult: 5 (196304ms old)
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╟─ 📍 Location[fused 37.421998,-122.084000 hAcc=100.0 et=+3h7m16s516ms alt=5.0 vAcc=100.0], time: 1769293327977
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔵 MOTIONCHANGE isMoving=false df=5.0 — resetting short-term filter state
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔵 Acquired motionchange position, isMoving: false
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.locationmanager.a.t a]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ✅ 💾 INSERT: 78a6292e-b310-4288-b943-30048cdac7d4
I/flutter (14180): TEST TEST TEST @@@@@@@
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager a]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ║ getCurrentPosition LocationResult: 6 (196340ms old)
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╟─ 📍 Location[fused 37.421998,-122.084000 hAcc=100.0 et=+3h7m16s516ms alt=5.0 vAcc=100.0], time: 1769293327977
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.TSLocationManager onSingleLocationResult]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔵 Acquired current position
I/flutter (14180): TEST TEST TEST @@@@@@@
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.g.TSGeofenceManager startMonitoringStationaryRegion]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 Start monitoring stationary region (radius: 150.0m 37.4219983,-122.084 hAcc=100.0)
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 motionchange [TrackingService startId: 1, eventCount: 1]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.TrackingService l]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ║ TrackingService motionchange: false
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ⚙️︎ FINISH [TrackingService startId: 1, eventCount: 0, sticky: false]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService f]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ⚙️︎ TrackingService.stopSelfResult(1): true
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService onDestroy]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔴 TrackingService stopped
V/MediaPlayer(14180): resetDrmState: mDrmInfo=null mDrmProvisioningThread=null mPrepareDrmInProgress=false mActiveDrmScheme=false
V/MediaPlayer(14180): cleanDrmObj: mDrmObj=null mDrmSessionId=null
W/MediaPlayer(14180): mediaplayer went away with unhandled events
V/MediaPlayer(14180): resetDrmState: mDrmInfo=null mDrmProvisioningThread=null mPrepareDrmInProgress=false mActiveDrmScheme=false
V/MediaPlayer(14180): cleanDrmObj: mDrmObj=null mDrmSessionId=null
D/InsetsController(14180): hide(ime(), fromIme=false)
I/ImeTracker(14180): co.hivetogether.app:a9a79f2c: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN
D/FirebaseSessions(14180): App backgrounded on co.hivetogether.app
D/VRIMainActivity: visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.s.TSScheduleManager oneShot]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ⏰ Scheduled OneShot: TERMINATE_EVENT in 10000ms (jobID: -1708771588)
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.LifecycleManager onPause] ☯️ onPause
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.LifecycleManager onStop] ☯️ onStop
I/FA (14180): Application backgrounded at: timestamp_millis: 1769293550439
I/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.scheduler.ScheduleEvent a]
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ║ ⏰ OneShot event fired: TERMINATE_EVENT
I/TSLocationManager(14180): ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.event.TerminateEvent$a onChange]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ℹ️ TERMINATE_EVENT ignored (MainActivity is still active).
D/ViewRootImpl(14180): Skipping stats log for color mode
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.LifecycleManager onStart] ☯️ onStart
D/FirebaseSessions(14180): App foregrounded on co.hivetogether.app
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.l.LifecycleManager onResume] ☯️ onResume
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🎾 start [ActivityRecognitionService startId: 1, eventCount: 1]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.s.ActivityRecognitionService a]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🚘 ️DetectedActivity [type=STILL, confidence=100]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService a]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ⚙️︎ FINISH [ActivityRecognitionService startId: 1, eventCount: 0, sticky: false]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService f]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): ⚙️︎ ActivityRecognitionService.stopSelfResult(1): true
D/TSLocationManager(14180): [c.t.l.service.AbstractService onDestroy]
D/TSLocationManager(14180): 🔴 ActivityRecognitionService stopped

• Everything works correctly on iOS without any issues, but on Android nothing works.

[DemianKryk]

First two logs printed when app inited but after it not printed my custom log

[christocracy]

locationAuthorizationRequest is set to 'Never'

That doesn't matter. You don't get to invent your own custom values.

If you want to prevent the plug-in seeking permission, don't enable it (.star()) until you're satisfied with your current permission.

See the api docs for locationAuthorizationRequest and provide a valid value.

[DemianKryk]

Just to clarify (and to avoid any confusion)
I mentioned in my previous comment that I already set locationAuthorizationRequest to "Always", but sadly it didn’t resolve the issue.

Also, for context, everything works perfectly on iOS, with no problems at all.

[christocracy]

It is your device and OS that is giving you error code 1000 when SDK tries to add geofences.

There is nothing this SDK can do to solve that.

Google the error code info I posted above.

[christocracy]

I suggest you try installing the /example app (Advanced App) in this repo and attempt to reproduce.

Long press on the map to add geofences.

[DemianKryk]

I tried downloading the example, but nothing changed. I just started the app with flutter_background_geolocation: ^5.0.1. There are no logs when I move at all. The emulator is completely clean, and other location plugins work fine on this emulator—I tested them

Screen.Recording.2026-01-25.at.14.45.44.mov

[christocracy]

Install it on a real device. Long press map to add geofences. Observe logs.

[DemianKryk]

I tried it on a real device, and it works. But it really should work on the emulator too—other location plugins work there without any issues. I’d rather not spend so much time testing on a real device.

[christocracy]

It does work on emulators. You just need to set it up correctly and make sure play-services is installed.

[herman-the-worm]

@christocracy is there a detailed guide on how to set it up for emulator? We are happy to follow step by step instructions.

[christocracy]

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#system-image

[DemianKryk]

Other location plugins work on my emulator without any issues.