[CB-509] geolocation.clearWatch doesn't shut the GPS down under iOS

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.0
• Component/s: cordova-ios
• Labels: CDVLocation battery clearWatch gps shutdown stopLocation
• Assignee: Filip Maj
• Reporter: Andrea Zicchetti
• Created: 13/Apr/12 21:17
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:46
• Resolved: 15/May/12 23:48

Description

Calling navigator.geolocation.clearWatch doesn't shut the GPS down.
It's no longer possible to manually invoke geolocation.stop() (and thus the corresponding stopLocation function in CDVLocation), which was a temporary solution with previous phonegap/cordova versions.

It's quite a problem because an application using the GPS even for a short amount of time will completely drain the battery in a few hours.