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Some relevant details are missing in the documentation

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, swift

Research direction

Start by reading the current iOS documentation and checking the referenced AppDelegate.swift and Info.plist setup. Document the required background-mode labels, import statement, optional location descriptions, and the proper object returned through resolve(). Verify that each step matches the screenshots and can be followed without the reported issues.

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Description

I had some issues while following the docs and propose to add these relevant details:

The Info.plist in Xcode requires not only the background modes but also the labels as identifiers as information:

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In the AppDelegate.swift file, an import statement must be added:

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If relevant, location usage descriptions must be added to the Info.plist:

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If the event handler return anything with resolve() it must be a proper JS object:

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Dominant language
C
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