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description: >-
  Background Geolocation plugin for Cordova and Ionic. This plugin provides foreground and background geolocation with battery-saving "circular region…
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# Background Geolocation

This plugin provides foreground and background geolocation with battery-saving "circular region monitoring" and "stop detection". For
more detail, please see https://github.com/mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation

## Installation

```bash
ionic cordova plugin add @mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/background-geolocation
```

**Plugin Repo:** [https://github.com/mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation](https://github.com/mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation)

## Supported Platforms

- Android
- iOS

## Further Information

- [Installation Guide](../../installation.md)
- [FAQ](../../faq.md)