Hello Apple Developer Technical Support / Core Location Team, I’m requesting clarification on the effective timing of the Info.plist key NSLocationDefaultAccuracyReduced. We shipped Version A with NSLocationDefaultAccuracyReduced = YES (reduced accuracy by default). In Version B we changed it to NO. After updating to Version B, on devices/users that have not previously granted location authorization for our app, the first authorization flow still behaves as if reduced accuracy is the default (i.e., the same behavior as Version A). Could you please confirm: When iOS evaluates/caches NSLocationDefaultAccuracyReduced (install time, app launch, or at first authorization prompt)? After an update changes this key from YES to NO, should the new value apply to users who have never authorized location for the app? Environment: Iphone 16 (IOS 26.0) I can provide a sysdiagnose and additional logs if needed. Thank you, Jack

I set the location permission to Always but it changes back to “when shared” after a few days. Is this a bug?

I'm working on an in-house iOS app designed to help users accurately track their routes during trips. Currently, I've implemented a method to track users when the app is open in the background. However, I'm facing challenges, as the tracking stops when the device is locked for more than 10 minutes. I'm looking for a solution to continuously track a user's geolocation, even if the app is closed or not in use. Specifically, I want to ensure uninterrupted tracking, especially when the device is locked. Here are some key points: Current Method: I'm currently using the Core Location method and a combination of background tasks and a repeating timer to fetch the user's location and update a log for geolocation tracking when the app is open in the background. Issues Faced: The tracking stops when the device is locked for more than 10 minutes. This limitation impacts the accuracy of the route tracking during longer trips. Objective: My goal is to achieve continuous geolocation tracking, even when the app is closed or not actively used, to provide users with a seamless and accurate record of their routes. Platform: The app is developed for iOS using the .net maui platform, and I'm seeking solutions or suggestions that are compatible with the iOS .net maui environment. If anyone has experience or insights into achieving continuous geolocation tracking on iOS, especially when the app is not in use or the device is locked, I would greatly appreciate the assistance.

This question has been asked several times by other users before. But there is no solution provided it seems. So I am asking the same here. I have a screen where I add mapview as a subview. In that it is showing instead of "Legal".

Hi, based on https://developer.apple.com/help/account/configure-app-capabilities/create-a-maps-identifier-and-private-key described, I need to create an Identifier before I can create JWT for MapKit JS. However, I cannot find Maps Ids checkbox when I attempt to set up first MapKit JS access.

I really need some help. I have been going back and forth with a customer of mine for weeks. Our app is supposed to track location in the background after a user starts it in the foreground. Every time I test it, it works. I can put the app in the background and walk around for hours. Every time he tests it, it doesn't work. He puts the app into the background and about a minute later, it stops tracking him. Then it starts again when the app comes back to the foreground. We have each tried it on two devices with the same results. I'm willing to post the rest of the details if anyone is interested in helping me, but the last couple of times I got no response, so I'm not going to bother unless I can get some help this time. Thanks.

The code below using LookAroundPreview works fine on iOS (showing the preview image with a button saying "Look Around" at the top to enter full screen with navigation), but on macOS (15.3) there is no button and no way to navigate the view. Is this a bug or is there something I need to do differently on macOS? I have also tried using AppKit with MKLookAroundViewController and I don't seem get the button to launch full screen there either. import SwiftUI import MapKit struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { LookAroundPreviewView(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 37.33182, longitude: -122.03118)) .frame(width: 300, height: 200) } } struct LookAroundPreviewView: View { let coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D @State private var scene: MKLookAroundScene? @State private var errorMessage: String? var body: some View { Group { if scene != nil { LookAroundPreview(scene: $scene, allowsNavigation: true) } else if let errorMessage = errorMessage { Text("Error: \(errorMessage)") .foregroundColor(.red) } else { ProgressView("Loading Look Around Preview...") } } .task { do { let request = MKLookAroundSceneRequest(coordinate: coordinate) let fetchedScene = try await request.scene scene = fetchedScene } catch { errorMessage = error.localizedDescription print("Error loading Look Around scene: \(error)") } } } }

First of all, my English skills are not good, so I wrote an AI program and sent it to complete the questions. sorry. I'm developing a safety monitoring application that requires continuous BLE scanning for temperature and humidity sensors. I need clarification on the technical feasibility of background and sleep mode operation. Key Requirements: Continuous monitoring of BLE advertisements from temperature/humidity sensors Must detect critical temperature/humidity changes immediately Data logging every minute Includes navigation features showing routes Technical Questions: Background Mode Operation If using background modes (bluetooth-central + location): Can we receive BLE advertisements reliably? What is the actual scanning interval limitation? Will CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey limitation affect critical monitoring? Sleep Mode Operation Can the app maintain BLE scanning during device sleep? Would combining with navigation background mode help? Are there any recommended approaches for continuous monitoring? Sample Code of Current Approach: let options: [String: Any] = [ CBCentralManagerOptionShowPowerAlertKey: true, CBCentralManagerOptionRestoreIdentifierKey: "uniqueIdentifier" ] centralManager = CBCentralManager(delegate: self, queue: nil, options: options) // Scanning setup centralManager.scanForPeripherals( withServices: [serviceUUID], options: [CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey: true] ) Has anyone successfully implemented continuous BLE monitoring in background/sleep modes? Are there any special entitlements or techniques that could help achieve this? This is for a safety-critical application where missing sensor data could lead to serious issues. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

I recently converted over my map from Mapbox Maps to MapKit Map. I have been able to add my polygons on the Map using MapPolygon. The issue I am having is being able to select the Polygon to be able to view information about the polygon. Has anyone been able to figure out a way to tap on the Polygon? I have tried selection but the Polygon doesn't recognize the tap. I would really appreciate it if anyone could point me in the right direction of how I can accomplish this.

I want a solution to keep tracking the user once he started in driving state until parking. I tried many solutions like use significant location changes, and silent push notifications and background tasks, but no one of them worked as expected. I need when user started in driving the app be active until the user parked his car. I'm using CoreMotion and CoreLocation. The challenge is when the app is not active like killed or suspended. So, how to do this? is this possible or not?

Hello, I write a Bachelor-Theses about Geolocation on an iPhone. I have a Signal-generator from R&S to simulate GPS-Data. I write an App on an Android-Phone and can readout the GPS-ID and the strength from the signal and the time and Position for Geolocation zb. Island or Africa like this. Now my thesis is about the iPhone and I write an App for get the location manager Geolocation and to save it to a sqlite-database with longitude, latitude and time. But the App recognizes only the real world for geolocation on GPS (LTE and Wlan are disabled!). With my Radio-Generator it would not recognize any Geolocation like the Android phone.? So I need some fast help for my thesis, where are my problems? I allready have a function like this: func updateAccuracy(highAccuracy: Bool) { locationManager.desiredAccuracy = highAccuracy ? kCLLocationAccuracyBestForNavigation : kCLLocationAccuracyHundredMeters print("🎯 GPS-Genauigkeit geändert: (highAccuracy ? "Hoch" : "Plane-Genauigkeit")") } but nothing happens? Best regards

Hello, Probably a noob question but I can't find any example code around this use case, and really no past questions I could find that address it either. So, I really love that, when a user taps a POI on the map in my app, the map figures out the right POI every time. Flawless. However, when using .mapFeatureSelectionAccessory, I've tried probably 10-12 iterations, and there doesn't seem to be any way to either: a) add custom content to the place card that's shown, or b) replace that place card altogether with a view of my own, or c) capture the place data but use it in a custom view I want to be able to leverage the accuracy of Apple's tap gesture detection, but show, for example, only the name of the place, along with buttons and a form I have in a view. Right now if I'm using .mapFeatureSelectionAccessory, I can't seem to bypass the place card at all.

After the implementation of liveUpdates(_:) to receive asynchronous sequence of location updates, we are receiving crash reports on a huge number of users. However we cannot reproduce the crash so any help is much appreciated. This is the stack trace: com.apple.main-thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0xce4 mach_msg2_trap + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x439c mach_msg2_internal + 76 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x42b8 mach_msg_overwrite + 428 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x4100 mach_msg + 24 4 CoreFoundation 0x717b0 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 5 CoreFoundation 0x70e90 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 6 CoreFoundation 0x957f0 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 7 GraphicsServices 0x1190 GSEventRunModal + 168 8 UIKitCore 0x3ca158 -[UIApplication _run] + 816 9 UIKitCore 0x3c8388 UIApplicationMain + 336 10 atto 0x6a41a0 main + 25 (AppDelegate.swift:25) 11 ??? 0x1ac153a58 (Missing) com.apple.uikit.eventfetch-thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0xce4 mach_msg2_trap + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x439c mach_msg2_internal + 76 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x42b8 mach_msg_overwrite + 428 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x4100 mach_msg + 24 4 CoreFoundation 0x717b0 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 5 CoreFoundation 0x70e90 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 6 CoreFoundation 0x957f0 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 7 Foundation 0x74728 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 212 8 Foundation 0x73558 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runUntilDate:] + 64 9 UIKitCore 0x4bd354 -[UIEventFetcher threadMain] + 424 10 Foundation 0x115f40 NSThread__start + 732 11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1afc _pthread_start + 136 12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1a04 thread_start + 8 com.google.firebase.crashlytics.MachExceptionServer 0 FirebaseCrashlytics 0x21c10 FIRCLSProcessRecordAllThreads + 184 1 FirebaseCrashlytics 0x21ff0 FIRCLSProcessRecordAllThreads + 1176 2 FirebaseCrashlytics 0x18e74 FIRCLSHandler + 48 3 FirebaseCrashlytics 0x1b804 FIRCLSMachExceptionServer + 688 4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1afc _pthread_start + 136 5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1a04 thread_start + 8 com.apple.NSURLConnectionLoader 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0xce4 mach_msg2_trap + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x439c mach_msg2_internal + 76 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x42b8 mach_msg_overwrite + 428 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x4100 mach_msg + 24 4 CoreFoundation 0x717b0 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160 5 CoreFoundation 0x70e90 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208 6 CoreFoundation 0x957f0 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572 7 CFNetwork 0xeba68 +[__CFN_CoreSchedulingSetRunnable _run:] + 416 8 Foundation 0x115f40 NSThread__start + 732 9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1afc _pthread_start + 136 10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1a04 thread_start + 8 Thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0xa90 __workq_kernreturn + 8 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x46ac _pthread_wqthread + 368 2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f8 start_wqthread + 8 Crashed: com.apple.corelocation.shared 0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x2050 objc_release_x8 + 16 1 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x1d30 bool HelperBase::disposeCapture<(HelperBase::BlockCaptureKind)3>(unsigned int, unsigned char*) + 68 2 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x16a8 HelperBase::destroyBlock(Block_layout*, bool, unsigned char*) + 116 3 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x1180 _call_dispose_helpers_excp + 72 4 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x111c _Block_release + 236 5 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0xff4 bool HelperBase::disposeCapture<(HelperBase::BlockCaptureKind)4>(unsigned int, unsigned char*) + 68 6 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x16f8 HelperBase::destroyBlock(Block_layout*, bool, unsigned char*) + 196 7 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x1180 _call_dispose_helpers_excp + 72 8 libsystem_blocks.dylib 0x111c _Block_release + 236 9 libdispatch.dylib 0x1b4f8 _dispatch_client_callout + 16 10 libdispatch.dylib 0xa2cc _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 736 11 libdispatch.dylib 0xad90 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 380 12 libdispatch.dylib 0x15178 _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 292 13 libdispatch.dylib 0x149fc _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 540 14 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x4660 _pthread_wqthread + 292 15 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f8 start_wqthread + 8 Thread 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f0 start_wqthread + 142 Thread 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f0 start_wqthread + 142 Thread 0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x19f0 start_wqthread + 142

Hello everyone, I need help updating business information on Apple Maps for locations in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the usual methods, like "Report an Issue" in the Maps app or using Apple Business Connect, don’t seem to be working properly for Ukrainian businesses. Many locations have outdated or missing details, which is frustrating for both business owners and customers. Given the current situation, keeping information accurate is more important than ever. Has anyone successfully updated business listings in Ukraine recently? If so, could you share the process or any contacts that might help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

I am able to get location in for ground and back ground but Now I need to get location when user killed app.

Currently (at least for a few days, maybe longer), when trying to create an Apple Maps Web Snapshot according to https://developer.apple.com/documentation/snapshots/generating_a_url_and_signature_to_create_a_maps_web_snapshot with a custom image marker (passed as Base64 PNG), the Apple server responds with a 500 Internal Server Error. Using the default balloon marker works, but a custom Base64 image marker used to work in the past (and still should according to the documentation).

Hello all, I have a food delivery app that I am beginning to implement CarPlay support in. Route picking, navigation, turn-by-turn guidance features all work perfectly on iPhone, and on CarPlay while the iPhone is unlocked, or locked but screen on. However, when the iPhone is locked and the screen is off, the CarPlay map view stops following the user's location and appears to be frozen. When this happens, the other "map buttons" that are part of the CPMapTemplate continue to accept user input (I can enter and exit the map panning mode for example), the user's location continues to update, and the turn-by-turn guidance continues as normal. It appears to be just the map view (which is drawn on the window and is not part of the CPMapTemplate) that stops updating in this state. I've been through every page of Apple documentation on CarPlay but nothing references or addresses how to keep the CarPlay session active while the iPhone is locked. I'm not sure where else to look for answers and I'm out of theories as to why this might happen. Any guidance around this would be greatly appreciated.

Dear Apple Developer Support, I am reaching out for guidance on implementing continuous directional and location updates in a watchOS app designed as part of a mapping/navigation solution. Current Scenario: We send continuous location and direction updates from our iOS app to the watchOS companion app. When viewing directions on the Apple Watch, the screen dims after a short period, and the live data stops updating consistently, even though the user is actively looking at the screen. This negatively impacts the usability of real-time navigation on watchOS. Our Objective: Prevent screen dimming (or extend screen-on time) while the user is viewing navigation directions. Ensure reliable, continuous data updates on the watch screen during active navigation sessions. Request: We would appreciate your guidance on: The recommended method to keep the watchOS screen active while displaying real-time navigation data. Proper use of APIs such as WKExtendedRuntimeSession, WorkoutSession, or any other mechanism suitable for this use case. Any best practices or App Store review considerations for apps that require extended screen time and continuous updates. How such use cases were traditionally handled on watchOS and what has or hasn’t worked. We want to ensure we're implementing this in a battery-efficient, user-respectful, and Apple-compliant manner. Thank you for your assistance and guidance.

I have an error issue that I haven’t been able to solve despite doing extensive research. In fact the similar examples I have found so far have been educational but I have not been able to make work. The example below I am hoping will be easy to fix as it is only producing errors with one line of code… import SwiftUI import CoreLocation var currentLon = Double() var currentLat = Double() extension CLLocation { class func distance(from: CLLocationCoordinate2D, to: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> CLLocationDistance { let from = CLLocation(latitude: from.latitude, longitude: from.longitude) let to = CLLocation(latitude: to.latitude, longitude: to.longitude) return from.distance(from: to) } func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) { currentLon = (locations.last?.coordinate.longitude)! currentLat = (locations.last?.coordinate.latitude)! }/*⚠️ Not sure if this function will work? (Update User Location coordinates on the move?)*/ } struct Positions: Identifiable { let id = UUID() let name: String let latitude: Double let longitude: Double var coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D { CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: latitude, longitude: longitude) } } struct GameMapView: View { let from = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: currentLon, longitude: currentLat) let to = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: thisCardPositionLongitude, longitude: thisCardPositionLongitude) let distanceFrom = from.distance(from: to) /*⚠️ ERRORS: 1. Cannot use instance member 'from' within property initializer; property initializers run before 'self' is available. 2. Cannot use instance member 'to' within property initializer; property initializers run before 'self' is available. 3. Value of type 'CLLocationCoordinate2D' has no member 'distance'. */ @State private var region = MKCoordinateRegion( center: CLLocationCoordinate2D( latitude: thisCardPositionLatitude, longitude: thisCardPositionLongitude), span: MKCoordinateSpan( latitudeDelta: 0.0001, longitudeDelta: 0.0001) ) var body: some View { Map(coordinateRegion: $region, showsUserLocation: true, annotationItems: locations){ place in MapMarker(coordinate: place.coordinate,tint: Color.accentColor) } .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all) VStack { Print("Distance from Location: \(distanceFrom)") font(.largeTitle) padding() }

Waze is not available in the home screen icons for selection in CarPlay. I just reloaded Waze when it disappeared as a selectable icon. How can it be restored?