Xcode 13.1 iOS 15.0 simulator missing location privacy settings

When I run an app that uses location services on the Xcode 13.1 simulator for iOS 15 the location privacy settings are missing. If you go to the settings on the simulator under privacy the section for location services is missing. The exact same thing on a physical iPhone running iOS 15.0 does show the location settings under privacy in the settings app. Where did the settings for location privacy go? In order to test using the simulator a developer needs to be able to turn those settings on and off, like turning off precise location to see how an app responds.

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That's effectively missing in simulators.

Probably a bug, you should file a bug report.

See others reporting:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69273539/xcode-13-is-missing-settings-for-location-services-under-ios15

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  • That is me on StackOverflow. I also issued a bug to Apple via Feedback Assistant on September 21, 2021 and have not yet had any response. I was hoping this would resolve in Xcode 13.1, but clearly it has not.

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I also issued a bug to Apple via Feedback Assistant on September 21, 2021 and have not yet had any response.

What was that bug number?

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  • The ticket number in Feedback Assistant is FB9643935

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  • Quinn - Were you able to confirm or find any information on the missing location privacy settings in the simulator? Did you find the Feedback Assistant Bug Report I entered on this issue?

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Were you able to confirm or find any information on the missing location privacy settings in the simulator?

When you posted your bug number I took a quick look at the bug to confirm that it’s landed in the right place and that there’s no immediate feedback from the engineering team. It has, and there was none, which is why I didn’t follow-up here. AFAICT this is a real bug that the engineering team will have to investigate.

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  • Got it, thank you for the response.

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  • Just an FYI - I have retested this with macOS Monteray (12.1) with Xcode 13.2.1 (13C100) on the Xcode simulator running iOS 15.2. The behavior does not change, the location services part of the privacy section of the settings app is still missing on the iOS simulator. I updated the bug report to say the same.

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  • Yep, that matches my understanding. Thanks for the update, both here and in your bug report.

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No update on this?

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