How Nike+ GPS on iPhone receives accelerometer updates in the background?

Question

The new Nike+ GPS application for iOS 5 is able to process accelerometer events in the background (thus allowing for indoor treadmill tracking). How is this possible? When I

Answer 1

When the the block with update of pedometer, I call the method to turn Off and turn On the GPS. For me it fixed the problem when the user press home and stay for one hour listening music on spotify.

Don't forget to enable Project Settings -> Capabilities -> Background modes - > Location updates

    import CoreLocation
    import CoreMotion


    //turn Off and turn On GPS
    private func apelacaoRenovarGPSLigado() {

    LocationManager.sharedInstance.stopUpdatingLocation()
    let locationManager = LocationManager.sharedInstance
    locationManager.autoUpdate = true
    locationManager.startUpdatingLocationWithCompletionHandler { (location, status, verboseMessage, error) -> () in

    }
}

private func startPedometer()
{
    if CMPedometer.isDistanceAvailable()
    {
        if self.pedometer == nil
        {
            self.pedometer = CMPedometer()
        }

        self.pedometer!.startPedometerUpdatesFromDate(NSDate()) { (data, error) in

            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {

                print("DISTANCIA PARCIAL \(data!.distance!)")

                print("DIFERENCA \(data!.distance!.doubleValue - (self.totalDistance + self.subtotalDistance))")
                self.delegate!.trackerDistanceDidChanged((data!.distance!.doubleValue - (self.totalDistance + self.subtotalDistance)) / 1000.0)
                self.subtotalDistance = data!.distance!.doubleValue

                self.apelacaoRenovarGPSLigado()

            })

        }
    }
    else
    {
        self.delegate!.trackerDeviceNotSupported()
    }
}

Answer 2

For the sake of providing an answer to this question, even though it is already self answered...

"If you use the newer Core Motion API, you can receive updates in the background."

Here is an example:

- (void)startAccelerationCollection {
    [self.motionManager startAccelerometerUpdatesToQueue:[[NSOperationQueue alloc] init]
                                             withHandler:^(CMAccelerometerData *data, NSError *error) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            [self.accelerometerReadings addObject:data];
        });
    }];
}