Geofence not working

[ReiWei]

So, it's petty much all there in the title.

Up to this latest release, my geofence triggers worked every single time, perfectly. Now, they almost never work, and I either have to check my location in MacroDroid or, usually, restart my phone entirely.

As they worked one day, and not the next, and that day coincided with the new version update... I'm going to go ahead and assume it's not my phone (though my pos z fold 3 does indeed seem to be causing a lot of issues.)

Any ideas on how to get the fences to work consistently, am I the only one experiencing this (I did a search, and didn't find anything)?

Thank you for any help anyone may provide.

 

[MacroDroidDev]

I have not had any other complaints about this happening with the latest MacroDroid update so I'm fairly sure it's not related to the update unless you have some very specific usage pattern that only applies to you. Firstly are you certain the problem is with the triggers not firing or could it be somehow the actions are not working as they used to (You can check you system log to verify this).

The Geofences rely on functionality in Google Play services to function so it can be some update to the Play Services libary that screws things up from time to time. One thing you can try is clearing the application data of the Play services library and rebooting as this can sometimes resolves these kinds of issues.

If all else fails you can change to use the location trigger. In theory it might use a little more battery but if you have an update rate of 5 minutes or slower I think any difference will be negligible.

 

[shantnu]

I am facing similar problem and I have noticed in the system log that my geofences are getting disabled automatically. I have not been able to determine any pattern/reason when and why geofences are disabled. Since the geofence is disabled it does not trigger the macro.
Just FYI, I checked and the app has got location access at all times and also the location is enabled.
Can you please check why geofences are getting disabled by themselves?

 

[ErikM66]

I've been having the same problem for about 2 weeks. In the past, Geofence worked without any problems. I checked and all location permissions and location services are turned on. Therefore, use the location trigger for the time being. I work on Android 14 (Samsung A55).

 

[Alex Heil]

I have similar Problem with my yet old Samsung A7-2018 (SM-A750F) and Android 10.
Since couple of Months, some updates before, it stops to set the geofence where I am positionend.
Sometimes it keeps the last geofence from which I am yet outside as valid, and does not update position id I enter another one.
It seems like it just "thinks" position hasn't changed!
I tryed to switch positioning OFF/ON, but this does not seem to help. Sometimes it looks like to get fixed wihout any action from my side.
Thou, the best way to get geofences working properly again is restarting the phone.

 

[Shiffo]

It's not working reliable for me either. But never used it before, so i cant confirm whether it would have worked for me on early versions.
As @shantnu said the log does shows that it sometimes disables but re enables right away for me.

In my case aparently the location doesnt update when it should therefore it doesnt trigger.
Tested using goblal contraint "test constraint" geofence area entry/exit, shows incorrect values

 

[MacroDroidDev]

I've been having a good look into this and have found a scenario where I believe the Geofence subscription removal takes too long to happen so in some case where it is quickly removed and added again, the add actually happens first and the removal second meaning there is no Geofence subscription enabled when it should be.

I'm going to put a fix into the next beta update 5.44.4 which should hopefully be available in the next few days.

 

[Shiffo]

So, it's petty much all there in the title.

Up to this latest release, my geofence triggers worked every single time, perfectly. Now, they almost never work, and I either have to check my location in MacroDroid or, usually, restart my phone entirely.

As they worked one day, and not the next, and that day coincided with the new version update... I'm going to go ahead and assume it's not my phone (though my pos z fold 3 does indeed seem to be causing a lot of issues.)

Any ideas on how to get the fences to work consistently, am I the only one experiencing this (I did a search, and didn't find anything)?

Thank you for any help anyone may provide.

It still doesn't work for me even with the new patch. Did it work for the rest?
Have a nice day