--- title: The Real Permission Flow for Background Location in... description: Background location tracking in React Native requires a multi-step permission flow, not a single call. On iOS, only 'Always' authorization enables background... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-real-permission-flow-for-background-location-in-react-native-android-ios--tupdu99ko twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Real Permission Flow for Background Location in React Native (Android + iOS) | daily.dev og:description: Background location tracking in React Native requires a multi-step permission flow, not a single call. On iOS, only 'Always' authorization enables background... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-real-permission-flow-for-background-location-in-react-native-android-ios--tupdu99ko og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tupDU99Ko.png og:image:alt: The Real Permission Flow for Background Location in React Native (Android + iOS) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Real Permission Flow for Background Location in React Native (Android + iOS) **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Background location tracking in React Native requires a multi-step permission flow, not a single call. On iOS, only 'Always' authorization enables background updates — 'When In Use' is insufficient. Android 10+ (API 29+) separates foreground and background location permissions, requiring a second explicit request that often routes through Settings. Android 13+ (API 33) adds a third requirement: POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission is needed to keep the foreground service alive. The post walks through each branching condition with production code, modeling the entire flow as a state machine that handles denied/restricted states, iOS-specific prompts, Android version-gated background permission requests, legacy Android fallbacks, and notification permission checks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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