iOS8: Blue bar “is Using Your Location” appears shortly after exiting app

Question

I would like to get the blue bar when tracking in the background, but not when not.

My app uses location services all the time when active, so in iOS8 I use the

Answer 1

To show blue bar on header that your app is using location when pressing home button you have to set Privacy - Location When In Use Usage Description in Plist file

 self.locationManager.delegate = self;

 locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest

 self.locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()

 self.locationManager.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically = true

 self.locationManager.allowsBackgroundLocationUpdates = true

when you use self.locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization() then it will not display blue header

you need only use self.locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization() then it will display blue header when you app is in background that your app is using Location

you have to also set background mode in capabilities in target for location