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Inconsistency in Location Services in macOS Apps
I am encountering some issues with location services in macOS apps. Despite including the necessary keys in the app’s info.plist, I am unable to request user location permission. Here are the details: Cannot request location permission using requestWhenInUseAuthorization(), ie., no location permission grant permissions popup is appearing. The app contains NSLocationUsageDescription in the info.plist. I have also tested by adding NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription, NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription, and NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription, but it didn't work. So to show the location request popup, I was directly(irrespective of the authorizationStatus) requesting location using requestLocation(), which showed the location permission grant permissions popup. But then I encountered another issue. If the popup is left as it is, every time requestLocation() is called a new location request popup appears (which comes after allowing/denying the popup). Also observed that didChangeAuthorization is only called on allowing/denying the last location request pop up. Initial calls to CLLocationManager().authorizationStatus return Not Determined. When I checked the location permission state of my app on launch, I used to get not Determined for some time, even if the permission was granted. Code snippet: private var locationManager: CLLocationManager { let lm = CLLocationManager() lm.delegate = self lm.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest return lm } private var currentAuthorizationStatus: CLAuthorizationStatus { if #available(macOS 11.0, *) { return CLLocationManager().authorizationStatus } else { return CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus() } } switch currentAuthorizationStatus { case .notDetermined: print("requesting permission") locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization() case .restricted, .denied: print("location permission is restricted") case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse, .authorized: print("requesting location") locationManager.requestLocation() @unknown default: print("Unknown error occurred") } I would appreciate any guidance or suggestions on how to resolve these issues. Thank you!
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