Starting with Addigy Self Service v1.1.1 the location of an iOS or iPadOS can be tracked using the Significant Location Change function of the Core Location Service on the device. This works to send any change in location over 500m from the previously recorded location on device. As the device notices a change in location it will inform the Addigy Self Service app on device and it will report back to the Addigy Device Record.
Requirements:
- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later
- Addigy Self Service v1.1.1+
- With location services enabled in Self Service configuration applied to active policy
- Location Services enabled on device
- Note: Not MDM enforceable
- Allowed location permissions on Self Service first launch
Addigy side setup and enablement:
- In the End User Apps -> Self Service for iPhone & iPad navigate to and existing or create a new configuration.
- Select Enable Location Services in the Device Location section
- Save
- Deploy the configuration to devices you want to locate
Device side setup:
- Have Addigy Self Service v1.1.1+ installed with the Self Service for iPhone & iPad configuration installed with the Enable Location Services setting saved.
- Open Addigy Self Service v1.1.1+
- Respond on screen to grant the Location While Using App
- Respond on screen to the grant for Location with the Always Allow setting
Location data in Addigy platform:
Here are the places you can find the location data once devices start to submit the data back. If no data exists for the device these area will not be populated.
- Device page -> Device in question -> Overview tab -> Device Facts tab
- Device Last Location
- Shows the last location passed from Core Location on the device in decimal latitude and longitude format
- Device Last Location Timestamp
- Time in device time format of last decimal latitude and longitude submission in Addigy database
- Device Last Location
- Device page -> Device in question -> Overview tab -> Device Location tab
- This will show an Apple Maps interactive map with a push pin for the recorded device location
- This will show an Apple Maps interactive map with a push pin for the recorded device location
Monitoring changes in location data:
If you want to be alerted to changes in the recorded device location data you can set up a Monitoring item that will alert when these facts change data values.
Once created monitors can be set to send e-mail that will format as shown and alert you to a device that has changed location. Alerts can be closed so they can send new alerts if the values changes again.