kept application active despite the screen off

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for this purpose there exists an extension you might want to use...

[PAID] Location Service Extension

Description This extension is able to run in the background while your app is closed and stores location data (latitude, longitude and optionally current datetime, altitude, accuracy, speed, current address and provider) in TinyDB. New in Version 5: Itoo integration: Now we can execute almost any logic in the background (no user interface components) after an location changed event occurred in the background. Please be aware, that there is no user interface available in the background. A notif…

alternatively you will have to keep the screen on to keep the application alive...
one method to do this is to use the KeepScreenOn method from the tools extension
App Inventor Extensions: Tools | Pura Vida Apps but this will drain the battery faster...

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