Thanks for this post. And thanks for pointing to the sample and providing the detailed information.
It sounds like you've done a thorough job setting up and testing the example app, which is a great start! The fact that you're only seeing "Setup Monitor" and no entry/exit events, despite moving 500m and granting permissions, indicates something isn't quite right with the region monitoring itself.
It appears that your Xcode and iOS versions (26.1.1 and 26.1) do not correspond to the released versions. I recommend testing the same functionality with the latest versions of Xcode and iOS to determine if the results are consistent. Additionally, it is possible that the sample code was migrated to these versions, and I will investigate that matter accordingly.
You are also talking to this API correct? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/clmonitor-2r51v/circulargeographiccondition
If the new versions still exhibit the same issues, we will need to ensure that the sample code is up to date. I eagerly await your response. We may have to file a bug if the new versions still have issues.
Albert Pascual
Worldwide Developer Relations.