Treasure hunt gps game - location query

[Courtney_Budd]

I’m following Robert Petitto’s Gamify your Glide App to make a treasure hunt gps game. Particularly this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eUoCul3bQ

My question is - does the user location automatically update as the app user moves? I’m finding mixed answers online. Ideally I’d like them to see an icon on the map of their current location, which I’m thinking might only be possible with google maps integration?

If anyone has any ideas or more up-to-date tutorials for this project I’d be open to hear. Thank you!

[ThinhDinh]

@Courtney_Budd

My question is - does the user location automatically update as the app user moves?

Geolocation for permanent Tracking

I’m going to be honest here. I don’t think a web app is well suited for something like this. I say that because it requires an app to be open and active on the screen at all times. Turning the screen off or switching to a different app on your device is going to kill that connection, so drivers would not be able to use their device for anything else or be able to turn the screen off. Plus, for it to work with the native location component, it would require constant and rapid updates to the t…

Here’s a detailed comment from @Jeff_Hager on live tracking in Glide. It’s not suitable to have a live tracking feature at the moment.

[Courtney_Budd]

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[Courtney_Budd]

Thanks - Users would be on foot and actively playing a treasure hunt game - not driving or using anything outside of the app while the game is in play.

[Darren_Murphy]

If you know the exact location of the treasure, you could use a Distance to Location column to show each user their distance from the treasure. This would update in real time as the users move around. Keep in mind that the co-ordinates of the treasure would need to be stored in the database, which means it would be theoretically possible for users to discover them.