Where is "Use Location while in use" consent stored?

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Created Jul ’20

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I'm porting my iPhone/iPad App to Mac Catalyst.

First time I ran it got "Use Location while in use" pop up,
gave consent. Next time I ran it - the consent is saved which is OK.

I want to delete all settings and test from scratch.

Deleted the folder in Library/Containers, derived data folder.

But these settings are stored somewhere else.

Where are they stored?

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’20

To reset the settings on macOS, you need the tccutil command. See Reset Authorization Access.

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Answer 2

iosdev98278 OP

Feb ’21

I have the same problem - what is service name for resetting the location permissions in macOS 11.1?

Is there a list with all the available service names?

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Answer 3

Frameworks Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’21

You can reset permissions using the tccutil tool.

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Answer 4

watersb OP

Apr ’22

Apple would tell you which invocation of tccutil actually deals with Location, but then they would have to kill you.

Where are the "SERVICE" magic names documented anywhere that would allow us to actually use this, the sole tool for resetting such permissions data?

This is especially infuriating since Monterey fails silently, with no user feedback, rather than actually ask the user for the requested permission.

In a world that trains users to blindly click and approve consent alerts, there is an argument to be made here, but this behavior is not consistent with iOS or with previous (since when?) versions of macOS.

Where is the list of tccutil service names?

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