Public bug reported: The location infrastructure should offer a way for applications to setup and maintain geo-fences (see [1]).
As usual, the respective functionality should be guarded by app confinement and require the user to approve the respective transaction via our trust infrastructure. In addition, the location infrastructure should be clever in filtering out requests that would enable an app to escape its lifecycle boundaries. For that, the following changes would be required throughout the stack: [1.] Geo-fencing capabilities of h/w should be exposed via the platform- api HW interfaces: See http://androidxref.com/5.1.1_r6/xref/hardware/libhardware/include/hardware/gps.h#1014 [2.] The location-service should expose geo-fencing capabilities on the location::Service::Session objects. [3.] The platform-api should expose an app-facing itf modelling geo- fencing functionality. [4.] qtubuntu-sensors should provide an implementation of http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgeoareamonitorsource.html ** Affects: location-service (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed ** Affects: platform-api (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed ** Affects: qtubuntu-sensors (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed ** Description changed: The location infrastructure should offer a way for applications to setup and maintain geo-fences (see [1]). - As usual, the respective functionality should be guarded by app confinement and require the user to approve the - respective transaction via our trust infrastructure. In addition, the location infrastructure should be clever in filtering + As usual, the respective functionality should be guarded by app confinement and require the user to approve the + respective transaction via our trust infrastructure. In addition, the location infrastructure should be clever in filtering out requests that would enable an app to escape its lifecycle boundaries. For that, the following changes would be required throughout the stack: [1.] Geo-fencing capabilities of h/w should be exposed via the platform- api HW interfaces: See http://androidxref.com/5.1.1_r6/xref/hardware/libhardware/include/hardware/gps.h#1014 [2.] The location-service should expose geo-fencing capabilities on the location::Service::Session objects. - [2.] The platform-api should expose an app-facing itf modelling geo- + [3.] The platform-api should expose an app-facing itf modelling geo- fencing functionality. [4.] qtubuntu-sensors should provide an implementation of http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgeoareamonitorsource.html ** Also affects: platform-api (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: platform-api (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: platform-api (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Also affects: qtubuntu-sensors (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: qtubuntu-sensors (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: qtubuntu-sensors (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507474 Title: Provide geo-fencing functionality To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/location-service/+bug/1507474/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
