"Send now" shortcut doesn't work unless I launch the app first

[hepcat72]

I'm still learning about OwnTracks and getting it configured and set up with my Node Red instance, so I wanted to send some test messages.

I was pleased to see OwnTracks has a shortcuts dictionary, but when I made a shortcut with only a single action: OwnTracks' "Send Now" action, my webhookrelay node didn't receive anything. I tried running it a half dozen times - nothing.

So I tried adding an "open app" action to launch the OwnTracks app before running "Send Now" and that worked.

Is there a way to get it to work without bringing the app to the foreground?

[ckrey]

I thought I fixed the problem in #740 / #436. But I have to admit it is tricky...

[ckrey]

At the moment automation requires starting the app

[jbrepogmailcom]

So if I understand well, I cannot send location from automation on locked phone, because starting the app requires to manually unlock the phone and only then the app can be started and location sent. This is aligned with my observations,