📍How Check-ins Work

When you walk into a place's zone, Ghoom detects it and awards points automatically

You hear a sound + get a notification when points are earned

Works best when the app is open on screen (foreground)

You pressed Home or switched to another app — Ghoom is still in memory

Auto check-ins still work if you granted "Allow all the time" location

Some phones (Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo) may kill the app after a few minutes to save battery

Fix: disable battery optimization for Ghoom (see Permissions article)

You swiped Ghoom from recent apps — the app process is killed

Auto check-ins will NOT work in this state by default

Enable "Persistent tracking" in Settings to fix this

Persistent tracking keeps a small notification running — this tells Android to never kill Ghoom

With persistent tracking ON: auto check-ins work even after swiping the app away

Found in Profile → Settings → Background Tracking

Shows a small low-priority notification: "Tracking visits nearby..."

This notification prevents Android from stopping Ghoom in background

Recommended for frequent travelers who want every check-in captured

OFF by default — turn it on only if you want 100% reliability

Tap the "Check in" button on the map anytime

You must be within the place's zone (shown as circle on map)

Already visited? You can earn again after a cooldown period

The place detail shows the exact date & time when revisit becomes available