Platform support for location services

Platform support for location services

Location services are supported for hybrid applications on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 8. However, the level of support for each platform is slightly different.
The following table lists the features of location services where support differs for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 8:

Feature iOS Android Windows Phone 8
Geo acquisition policy minChangeTime is not supported. highAccuracyOptions: iOSBestAccuracy is not supported. highAccuracyOptions: iOSBestAccuracy is not supported.
WiFi visible access points Not supported. Only the Connect and Disconnect triggers are supported for iOS WiFi. Not supported. Only the Connect and Disconnect triggers are supported for Windows Phone 8 WiFi.
Connected WiFi signal strength Not supported. Not supported.
Connected WiFi MAC address Not supported.
KeepAliveInBackground Not supported. Use standard iOS options for acquiring location data while in the background. Not supported. Use standard Windows Phone 8 options for acquiring location data while in the background.

For information about iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 8 permissions, see Location services permissions.

Parent topic: Location services

Feature	iOS	Android	Windows Phone 8
Geo acquisition policy	minChangeTime is not supported.	highAccuracyOptions: iOSBestAccuracy is not supported.	highAccuracyOptions: iOSBestAccuracy is not supported.
WiFi visible access points	Not supported. Only the Connect and Disconnect triggers are supported for iOS WiFi.		Not supported. Only the Connect and Disconnect triggers are supported for Windows Phone 8 WiFi.
Connected WiFi signal strength	Not supported.		Not supported.
Connected WiFi MAC address			Not supported.
KeepAliveInBackground	Not supported. Use standard iOS options for acquiring location data while in the background.		Not supported. Use standard Windows Phone 8 options for acquiring location data while in the background.