allowDeferredLocationUpdates(untilTraveled:timeout:) has been deprecated without an apparent replacement

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Created Jul ’20

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My company has asked that we implement a battery-saving mode for the location tracking portion of one of our apps. I read the official Apple page about battery optimization while using locations, and decided to use allowDeferredLocationUpdates(untilTraveled:timeout:)
in order to save battery. I have tested this out and it works fantastically, however I have just noticed that it is listed as deprecated in the docs, despite still being recommended by Apple.

Is there a new way that we should be handling this? Has Apple just removed this functionality without a replacement?

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junkpile OP

Jul ’20

You can probably keep using it. Deprecated doesn’t usually mean it will stop working immediately.

It certainly would be helpful if they gave us some hints as to the reason / replacement when they mark something as deprecated.

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jennifermackie OP

Jul ’20

I agree that I could probably still use it, but it's a feature that hasn't yet been implemented in my apps, so it feels odd going into it starting with a deprecated method. If I knew what I was supposed to use instead, I could just do that. I prefer to not use deprecated methods in my apps for peace of mind.

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