No geolocation context columns in BigQuery when enabled in config

[jkreiz]

Describe the bug
We are not seeing contexts_snowplowanalytics_snowplow_geolocation_context_1_0_0 columns in BigQuery, despite having set geoLocationContext to true in our Snowplow config. We also have Mixpanel implemented and are getting location data there.

To Reproduce

1. Using Snowplow Quickstart for BigQuery
2. Implement Snowplow for React Native via Expo Bare Workflow
3. Set geoLocationContext to true

Expected behavior
When logging events we should see contexts_snowplowanalytics_snowplow_geolocation_context_1_0_0 columns in BigQuery

Screenshots
Config

Available Contexts

Smartphone (please complete the following information):
All devices, but one example:

• Device: iPhone15,2
• OS: ios 16.1
• Browser: Native

[matus-tomlein]

Hi @jkreiz, thanks for reporting the bug!

I think this is a problem in the underlying iOS tracker which does not automatically track the geolocation context even in case the TrackerConfiguration.geoLocationContext property is enabled. Instead, it's waiting for the context properties to be added manually through SubjectConfiguration which is not possible in the React Native tracker.

We will look into the problem and see how we can address it.

[jkreiz]

Thanks @matus-tomlein -- we have an Android build as well, but it's all going to the same table with no geolocation context. Does Android also rely on SubjectConfiguration, or is this a separate issue?

[matus-tomlein]

Hi @jkreiz, on Android, the tracker should be able to automatically fill the geolocation context, so you should be able to see it in the events. If this is not the case, there might be another issue on the Android tracker. Can you please confirm that you don't see the geolocation context for all events on Android where you have it enabled in the tracker? We will investigate this as part of this effort as well.

[jkreiz]

@matus-tomlein confirmed, we don't see the geolocation context for any events on Android, even though it is enabled in the tracker.

[vipulrawat]

Hello, asking a tangential question, does setting geoLocationContext = true will ask the user for location permissions? I am not able to find information on how geoLocationContext collects information in the documentation. I feel that it should ask for the permissions and setting it true will thus also require changing the permission files if the app otherwise does not use locations.