I am creating an app that checks for user locations every half an hour and updates the location of the user in the local database and then runs CRUD queries based on the use
When recording the users position use a service with a notification. Just for the sake of creating a morally responsible app that informs the user the app is tracking them. The service by definition runs in the background.
A fused location provider with setinterval(long) 30 minutes gets the interval. Set fastestInterval() to a minute to receive GPS data when other apps are using the GPS.