NickName:Vincent D Ask DateTime:2015-06-11T09:06:28 IOS: Available actions after iBeacon detection If a locked iPhone detects an iBeacon signal registered with my app, can my app, during its ~5-10sec wake up time: contact my web server to send some data? send a predefined text message? access the iPhone's current GPS location? Copyright Notice：Content Author:「Vincent D」，Reproduced under the CC 4.0 BY-SA copyright license with a link to the original source and this disclaimer.Link to original article：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30769901/ios-available-actions-after-ibeacon-detection Answers davidgyoung 2015-06-11T13:15:40 Yes, I can confirm you can contact a web server, and access fine location (GPS) as I commonly do this during the window you mention. \n\nI have less experience sending SMS text messages on iOS, but my basic understanding is that you cannot send SMS messages at all in an automated fashion on iOS, you can only present the screen to the user to initiate the send. I do not believe you can do this when your app is not in the foreground.\n\nYou can, however, send local notifications that appear on the lock screen.",