react-native-background-geolocation VS react-native-blur

transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation this libeary is paid so don't want to use that.

Hi, I have a location based app that would benefit greatly from the features this library https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation has. Otherwise I'd be building them all out myself with the basic geolocation service. It has a relatively high cost ($350 for one app), I'm curious if anyone has experience with it and if it's worth paying for.

https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation. Would you have this installed by chance?

The third party paid one that is well respected it seems is: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation

react native isn’t great with background processing, so any processing/logic would probably have to happen in native code on each platform - probably would just go non-expo - you might be able to get away with using a module like https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation

Hi, I found this: https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation/issues/1149

Today while using Instagram i randomly clicked on a profile picture and it actually opened up in the center of the screen. What grabbed my attention was in the background i.e., the blur effect used by Instagram. I'm very confused whether it is an actual blur or not? Because to me it does not look like an actual blur. Also if it is a blur, does anyone know how they might have implemented it? I have used the following packages before but the effect on the android devices does not look good at all - https://github.com/Kureev/react-native-blur Also I've heard of skia, but didn't use it. Anyone who have used it before?

I'm using react-native-blur package for that.

dependencies": { "@apollo/client": "3.6.2", "@invertase/react-native-apple-authentication": "2.1.5", "@react-native-community/blur": "https://github.com/Kureev/react-native-blur/archive/refs/tags/v3.6.1.tar.gz", "@react-native-community/cameraroll": "4.1.2", "@react-native-community/netinfo": "8.3.0", "@react-native-community/slider": "4.2.2", "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/app": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/auth": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/dynamic-links": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/firestore": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/functions": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/in-app-messaging": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "14.9.1", "@react-native-firebase/storage": "14.9.1", "@react-native-google-signin/google-signin": "7.2.2", "@react-navigation/native": "6.0.10", "@react-navigation/stack": "6.2.1", "@stream-io/flat-list-mvcp": "0.10.1", "algoliasearch": "4.13.0", "dayjs": "1.11.1", "expo": "45.0.0", "expo-location": "~14.2.2", "geolib": "3.3.3", "graphql": "16.4.0", "lodash": "4.17.21", "react": "17.0.2", "react-instantsearch-native": "6.24.2", "react-native": "0.68.1", "react-native-bootsplash": "4.1.5", "react-native-create-thumbnail": "1.5.1", "react-native-document-picker": "8.1.0", "react-native-fast-image": "8.5.11", "react-native-fs": "2.20.0", "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.4.2", "react-native-get-random-values": "1.8.0", "react-native-haptic-feedback": "1.13.1", "react-native-image-crop-picker": "0.37.3", "react-native-image-picker": "4.8.2", "react-native-image-resizer": "1.4.5", "react-native-mmkv": "2.3.3", "react-native-permissions": "3.3.1", "react-native-reanimated": "2.8.0", "react-native-redash": "16.2.4", "react-native-responsive-fontsize": "0.5.1", "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.2.5", "react-native-screens": "3.13.1", "react-native-share": "7.4.0", "react-native-shared-element": "0.8.4", "react-native-svg": "12.3.0", "react-native-touchable-scale": "2.1.2", "react-native-vector-icons": "9.1.0", "react-native-video": "5.2.0", "react-native-vision-camera": "2.13.3", "react-navigation-shared-element": "3.1.3", "recyclerlistview": "3.0.5", "stream-chat": "6.5.1", "stream-chat-react-native": "4.3.1", "uuid": "8.3.2", "webpack": "5.0.0" }, "devDependencies": { "@babel/core": "7.12.9", "@babel/preset-env": "7.17.10", "@babel/runtime": "7.12.5", "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "2.0.0", "@types/jest": "26.0.23", "@types/lodash": "4.14.182", "@types/react-instantsearch-native": "6.3.2", "@types/react-native": "0.67.3", "@types/react-native-vector-icons": "6.4.10", "@types/react-native-video": "5.0.13", "@types/react-test-renderer": "17.0.1", "@types/uuid": "8.3.4", "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.17.0", "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.17.0", "babel-jest": "26.6.3", "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "4.1.0", "babel-plugin-react-native-web": "0.17.7", "eslint": "7.32.0", "eslint-config-prettier": "8.5.0", "eslint-plugin-react": "7.29.4", "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "4.5.0", "eslint-plugin-react-native": "4.0.0", "jest": "26.6.3", "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.67.0", "prettier": "2.6.2", "react-test-renderer": "17.0.2", "typescript": "4.4.4" }, ```

I've done something like this last year using the already mentioned https://github.com/Kureev/react-native-blur and a modal on top. Not an ideal solution and struggled a lot with having the modal display the element at the same height on a scroll view. Also the blur effect is really expensive in terms of performance on Android and sometimes it creates an halo around elements.

"@react-native-community/blur": "https://github.com/Kureev/react-native-blur/archive/refs/tags/v3.6.1.tar.gz",

https://github.com/Kureev/react-native-blur worked first try on both platforms for me