How can I check if location service is enabled for my app?

I have 2 storyboards and I want to check location service. If location service enabled for my app, I want to launch map storyboard with location. Otherwise, I want to launch another storyboard. How can I do programmatically?

Checking location service permission on iOS

I am working with Map Kit in iOS 8 using Obj-C NOT SWIFT. I cannot get the device location it is set a 0.00, 0.00 and I am getting the error:

    Trying to start MapKit location updates without prompting for location authorization. Must call -[CLLocationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization] or -[CLLocationManager requestAlwaysAuthorization] first.

I have implemented: ( I have tried only one at a time and no luck )

    if(IS_OS_8_OR_LATER) {
        [self.locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
        [self.locationManager requestAlwaysAuthorization];
    }
    [self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation]; 

And in info.plist

    NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription  :   App would like to use your location.
    NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription  :  App would like to use your location.

I do get prompted to allow the app to use my location but after I agree nothing changes. The location is being showed as 0.00, 0.00.

Code for displaying users location:

    //Get Location
    self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
    self.locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
    self.locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
    [self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
    
    MKCoordinateRegion region = { { 0.0, 0.0 }, { 0.0, 0.0 } };
    region.center.latitude = self.locationManager.location.coordinate.latitude;
    region.center.longitude = self.locationManager.location.coordinate.longitude;
    region.span.longitudeDelta = 0.005f;
    region.span.longitudeDelta = 0.005f;
    [mapView setRegion:region animated:YES];


Mike.

**EDIT: View Answer Below.

iOS 8 Map Kit Obj-C Cannot Get Users Location

Code below should get current location. But above error is generated. Function didUpdateLocations never gets called. 

Running this on a device (iPhone 5s)iOS 9.1. Info.plist has Required device capabilities and Privacy - Location usage description configured as shown in the attached image. Please help! 


    let locationManager = CLLocationManager()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        locationManager.delegate = self
        locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
        locationManager.requestLocation()
    }

 
    func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager,
        didFailWithError error: NSError) 
        print(error.description)
    }

    func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations
          locations: [CLLocation]) {        
     print(“got location”)
    }
 
[![Info.plist][1]][1]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/psXKa.png

IOS 9 Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=0 &quot;(null)&quot;

How can I store the user&#39;s current location and also show the location on a map?

I am able to show pre-defined coordinates on a map, I just don&#39;t know how to receive information from the device.

Also I know I have to add some items into a Plist. How can I do that?

Get User&#39;s Current Location / Coordinates

How can I get the current location from user in iOS?

How can I get current location from user in iOS

My app that worked fine on iOS&amp;nbsp;7 doesn&#39;t work with the iOS&amp;nbsp;8 SDK.

`CLLocationManager` doesn&#39;t return a location, and I don&#39;t see my app under *Settings* -&gt; *Location Services* either. I did a Google search on the issue, but nothing came up. What could be wrong?


Location Services not working in iOS 8

This is the section from the [CLLocationManager][1] documentation describing the app behavior with [startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges][2]:

&gt; If you start this service and your
&gt; application is subsequently
&gt; terminated, the system automatically
&gt; relaunches the application into the
&gt; background if a new event arrives. In
&gt; such a case, the options dictionary
&gt; passed to the
&gt; application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:
&gt; method of your application delegate
&gt; contains the key
&gt; UIApplicationLaunchOptionsLocationKey
&gt; to indicate that your application was
&gt; launched because of a location event.
&gt; Upon relaunch, you must still
&gt; configure a location manager object
&gt; and call this method to continue
&gt; receiving location events. When you
&gt; restart location services, the current
&gt; event is delivered to your delegate
&gt; immediately. In addition, the location
&gt; property of your location manager
&gt; object is populated with the most
&gt; recent location object even before you
&gt; start location services.

So my understanding is that if your app terminates (and I assume if you don&#39;t call [stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges][3] from [applicationWillTerminate][4]) you will get woken up with a [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsLocationKey][5] parameter to [application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions][6]. At that point you create your [CLLocationManager][7], call [startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges][8] and do your background location processing for a [limited time][9].  So I am fine with this bit.

The previous paragraph only talks about what happens when the app is terminated, it doesn&#39;t suggest what you do when the application is suspended.  The documentation for [didFinishLaunchingWithOptions][10] says:

&gt; The application tracks location
&gt; updates in the background, was purged,
&gt; and has now been relaunched. In this
&gt; case, the dictionary contains a key
&gt; indicating that the application was
&gt; relaunched because of a new location
&gt; event.

Suggesting that you will only receive this call when your app is launched (because of a location change) after you have been terminated.

However the paragraph on the [Significant Change Service][11] in the [Location Awareness Programming Guide][12] has the following to say:

&gt; If you leave this service running and
&gt; your application is subsequently
&gt; suspended or terminated, the service
&gt; automatically wakes up your
&gt; application when new location data
&gt; arrives. At wake-up time, your
&gt; application is put into the background
&gt; and given a small amount of time to
&gt; process the location data. Because
&gt; your application is in the background,
&gt; it should do minimal work and avoid
&gt; any tasks (such as querying the
&gt; network) that might prevent it from
&gt; returning before the allocated time
&gt; expires. If it does not, your
&gt; application may be terminated.

This suggests you are woken up with location data if your app has been suspended, but fails to mention how you are woken up:

- Does the [UIApplicationDelegate][13] get a callback telling me that I am resuming from a suspended state into a background state?
- Does the location manager (that was freeze dried when the app was suspended) start receiving [locationManager:didUpdateToLocation:fromLocation][14] callbacks? 
- Do I just need to implement code in my [didUpdateToLocation][15] message which checks the application state and does minimal processing if in background mode? 

In the process of writing this up, I think I may have just answered my own question, but it would be great to have my understanding of this confirmed by someone more knowledgeable.


  [1]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/CLLocationManager/CLLocationManager.html
  [2]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/CLLocationManager/CLLocationManager.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/CLLocationManager/startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges
  [3]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/CLLocationManager/CLLocationManager.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/CLLocationManager/stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges
  [4]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplicationDelegate_Protocol/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/intfm/UIApplicationDelegate/applicationWillTerminate:
  [5]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplication_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/c/data/UIApplicationLaunchOptionsLocationKey
  [6]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplicationDelegate_Protocol/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/intfm/UIApplicationDelegate/application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:
  [7]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/CLLocationManager/CLLocationManager.html
  [8]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/CLLocationManager/CLLocationManager.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/CLLocationManager/startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges
  [9]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/CoreLocation/CoreLocation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009497-CH2-SW8
  [10]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplicationDelegate_Protocol/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/intfm/UIApplicationDelegate/application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:
  [11]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/CoreLocation/CoreLocation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009497-CH2-SW8
  [12]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/CoreLocation/CoreLocation.html
  [13]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplicationDelegate_Protocol/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/intf/UIApplicationDelegate
  [14]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManagerDelegate_Protocol/CLLocationManagerDelegate/CLLocationManagerDelegate.html#//apple_ref/occ/intfm/CLLocationManagerDelegate/locationManager:didUpdateToLocation:fromLocation:
  [15]: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManagerDelegate_Protocol/CLLocationManagerDelegate/CLLocationManagerDelegate.html#//apple_ref/occ/intfm/CLLocationManagerDelegate/locationManager:didUpdateToLocation:fromLocation:

Behaviour for significant change location API when terminated/suspended?

I want to get the current location, but instead I get an error.

This is a snippet of my view controller.

    - (void)viewDidLoad {
    	self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
    	[locationManager setDelegate:self];
    	[locationManager setDesiredAccuracy:kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters];
    	[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
    }
    
    - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager 
         didUpdateLocations:(NSArray&lt;CLLocation *&gt; *)locations {
        // I would get the latest location here
        // but this method never gets called
    }
    - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager 
           didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
    	NSLog(@&quot;didFailWithError: %@&quot;, error);
    }

I&#39;m expecting the delegate method `locationManager:didUpdateLocations:` to get called, but instead, only `locationManager:didFailWithError:` gets called, and prints this:

    didFailWithError: Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=0 &quot;The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCLErrorDomain error 0.)&quot; 

didFailWithError: Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=0 &quot;The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCLErrorDomain error 0.)&quot;

Is there a way to manually tell the device to dispatch a significant location change notification that will wake up any applications registered for this notification? 
This is for testing only, and I realize this private API call would get rejected upon submission to the app store.


Xcode / iOS simulator: Trigger significant location change manually

In my ``viewDidLoad`` method I have 

    locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc]init]; // initializing locationManager
    locationManager.delegate = self; // we set the delegate of locationManager to self.
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
    [locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
        
        
    if([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] &gt;= 8.0) {
        [locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
    }

And the request is called, but the user is not prompted? Why?

Why requestWhenInUseAuthorization doesn&#39;t prompt the user for access to the location?

I am trying to fetch user location in my iOS app. I have included corelocation framework in my project first. Then on a button click I am invoking the core location api as below. When I am trying to install this in a device, the core location never asks the user permission. When I try to fetch the location on button click, I am getting kCLAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined as the authorisationStatus. Please help me in this. I have no clue what is happening.

    - (IBAction)fetchLessAccurateLocation:(id)sender {
        [self.txtLocation setText:@&quot;&quot;];
        
        locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
        locationManager.delegate = self;
        locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyKilometer;
        locationManager.distanceFilter = 1000;
        
        if ([self shouldFetchUserLocation]) {
            [locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
        }
    }

This is my shouldFetchUserLocation method:

    -(BOOL)shouldFetchUserLocation{
        
        BOOL shouldFetchLocation= NO;
        
        if ([CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled]) {
            switch ([CLLocationManager authorizationStatus]) {
                case kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorized:
                    shouldFetchLocation= YES;
                    break;
                case kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied:
                {
                    UIAlertView *alert= [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@&quot;Error&quot; message:@&quot;App level settings has been denied&quot; delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@&quot;Ok&quot; otherButtonTitles: nil];
                    [alert show];
                    alert= nil;
                }
                    break;
                case kCLAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined:
                {
                    UIAlertView *alert= [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@&quot;Error&quot; message:@&quot;The user is yet to provide the permission&quot; delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@&quot;Ok&quot; otherButtonTitles: nil];
                    [alert show];
                    alert= nil;
                }
                    break;
                case kCLAuthorizationStatusRestricted:
                {
                    UIAlertView *alert= [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@&quot;Error&quot; message:@&quot;The app is recstricted from using location services.&quot; delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@&quot;Ok&quot; otherButtonTitles: nil];
                    [alert show];
                    alert= nil;
                }
                    break;
                    
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
        else{
            UIAlertView *alert= [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@&quot;Error&quot; message:@&quot;The location services seems to be disabled from the settings.&quot; delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@&quot;Ok&quot; otherButtonTitles: nil];
            [alert show];
            alert= nil;
        }
    
        return shouldFetchLocation;
    }

Here is my core location delegate method:

    - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager
        didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_6_0){
        
        NSLog(@&quot;location fetched in delegate&quot;);
        
        CLLocation* location = [locations lastObject];
        NSDate* eventDate = location.timestamp;
        NSTimeInterval howRecent = [eventDate timeIntervalSinceNow];
        
        if (abs(howRecent) &lt; 15.0) {
            // If the event is recent, do something with it.
            NSLog(@&quot;inside loop.... latitude %+.6f, longitude %+.6f\n&quot;,
                  location.coordinate.latitude,
                  location.coordinate.longitude);
        }
        NSLog(@&quot;latitude %+.6f, longitude %+.6f\n&quot;,
              location.coordinate.latitude,
              location.coordinate.longitude);
        [self.txtLocation setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@&quot;\nlatitude: %+.6f \nlongitude:   %+.6f&quot;, location.coordinate.latitude, location.coordinate.longitude]];
        
        [locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
        [locationManager stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges];
        
        if(locationManager!=nil){
            locationManager.delegate= nil;
            locationManager= nil;
        }
    }



iOS: App is not asking user&#39;s permission while installing the app. getting kCLAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined every time - Objective-c &amp; Swift

With the release of iOS6 Apple wants us to use didUpdateLocations instead of didUpdateToLocation. Can anyone explain how to properly use didUpdateLocations?

didUpdateLocations instead of didUpdateToLocation

I&#39;m using `CoreLocation` framework in my app in Xcode7(pre-released),and I noticed that there is a newly added property called `allowsBackgroundLocationUpdates` in `CLLocationManager` class.

What&#39;s the relationship between this property and the location updates in the Background Modes of the Capabilities tab. What&#39;s the default value of it and does it affect apps running in iOS9?

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Checking location service permission on iOS

iOS 8 Map Kit Obj-C Cannot Get Users Location

IOS 9 Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=0 "(null)"

Get User's Current Location / Coordinates

How can I get current location from user in iOS

Location Services not working in iOS 8

Behaviour for significant change location API when terminated/suspended?

didFailWithError: Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCLErrorDomain error 0.)"

Xcode / iOS simulator: Trigger significant location change manually

Why requestWhenInUseAuthorization doesn't prompt the user for access to the location?

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