I am having some problem with accessing the CLLLocationManager location from my widget. It works fine with Xcode 15 running on a iOS17 simulator. But running it on a iOS17 device gives me an error in the delegate:
To access the location manager, I have this class:
class WidgetLocationManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
var locationManager: CLLocationManager?
private var handler: ((CLLocation?) -> Void)?
override init() {
super.init()
DispatchQueue.main.async {
print("WidgetLocationManager: init")
self.locationManager = CLLocationManager()
if self.locationManager!.authorizationStatus == .notDetermined {
print("WidgetLocationManager: init - auth status is Undetermined")
} else {
print("WidgetLocationManager: init - auth status = \(self.locationManager!.authorizationStatus)")
}
}
}
func fetchLocation(handler: @escaping (CLLocation?) -> Void) {
self.handler = handler
self.locationManager = CLLocationManager()
self.locationManager!.delegate = self
self.locationManager!.requestLocation()
}
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
if let lastLocation = locations.last {
if (CLLocationCoordinate2DIsValid(lastLocation.coordinate) == true && abs(lastLocation.timestamp.timeIntervalSinceNow) < 60 && lastLocation.horizontalAccuracy < 200.0 && lastLocation.horizontalAccuracy > 0.0) {
self.handler!(locations.last!)
}
}
}
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didFailWithError error: Error) {
print("WidgetLocationManager: locationManager didFailWithError = \(error)")
self.handler!(nil)
}
}
When run on device, I get an error:
WidgetLocationManager: locationManager didFailWithError = Error Domain=kCLErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
Code = 1 in CLError is kCLErrorDenied ("Access to location or ranging has been denied by the user")
This is despite getting the following output in the init method:
WidgetLocationManager: init - auth status = CLAuthorizationStatus(rawValue: 4)
The weird thing is that it works fine in the simulator. On device, I've tried deleting and reinstalling the app a couple of times, restarting the device, making sure the privacy setting is correct etc.
Also, on the iOS17 device, when I am in the "Add Widget" page, the location manager runs fine in the preview screen, and shows the 'current location' to the user. But as soon as I add the widget to the home screen, it starts giving me this problem where the location can't be found, and I have to display an error message in the widget.
I have the following keys in the Info.plist for the widget:
- NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription
- NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
- NSWidgetWantsLocation
The app target also has the following keys in the Info.plist:
- NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
- NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription
Any idea for what I can try to fix this problem?
Thanks.
