# How to add a timer to location sensor

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928>\
**Category:** Maps\
**Created:** [October 16, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928 "2022-10-16T05:38:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![leviocsmithk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/leviocsmithk/32/136645_2.png) [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928/1 "2022-10-16T05:38:35Z")

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Hello,

In my app, I need to add a timer of some sort to my location sensor, how should I do this?  
Also After 10 minutes of sending the location data, It seems to stop placing markers on my map.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928/2 "2022-10-16T05:56:44Z")

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You already have a topic related to this question:

> [@Google Maps stops placing markers after 10 minutes](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-maps-stops-placing-markers-after-10-minutes/2075216):
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> I was doing a test with my app which involves a location sensor and google maps which places a marker of where the user is every ~60 seconds, After about 10 minutes the app stopped placing markers, I made sure that the data source that I was using was empty before testing and made sure that the screen was always on. How should I fix this so that the app works for at least an hour? Here Is the code I have when testing: Many Thanks, Levi.

It’s better to add new questions or additional details to that topic rather than creating a new topic because those of us who read this don’t have the background info from your earlier discussions.

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**Author:** ![leviocsmithk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/leviocsmithk/32/136645_2.png) [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928/3 "2022-10-16T06:15:35Z")

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I didn’t know if it was the same or different, and no one had responded, so I thought maybe I had explained something wrong, so I thought I should post a similar, less complicated topic.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-timer-to-location-sensor/2084928/4 "2024-11-08T13:12:45Z")

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