Hello within these last two updates find my location has been turned off for my other phone number, only a specific number can’t see my location, but everyone else can see my location, I am puzzled as to what is going on
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We developed an IMDF indoor map for a client (paid work) which we submitted to Apple a few months ago. Our client is wondering how many months the approval process will take. Also, we would like to get paid for the work. Any estimate from that team would be appreciated. Thank you
Hello, CLServiceSession is not on macOS.
Does anyone have a drop-in CLServiceSession like replacement for macOS that wraps CLLocationManager? I would like to migrate to the latest for the other platforms.
FWIW I filed FB17910626
Thanks!
Pinned 2 homes address for the same contact
Steps
Initial check in Apple Maps
No saved places or pinned addresses appear.
Open Personal Contacts
You have two addresses stored in your contact card: Main and Home.
Pin & Edit “Main”
You pinned the Main address in Maps.
Refined the location on the map.
Renamed it (but still saved under the type “My Home”).
Open “Home” Address in Contacts
Refined the location again.
Changed the type to “My Home.”
Attempted to rename, but no option to change the label.
Final Saved Places View
Shows two entries both called “Main.”
Opening either of them displays the same details for the Home address.
Saved Places list only shows the full address text, without the ability to rename them inside Maps.
Results
Both addresses appear duplicated with the same name (“Main”), even though they point to different underlying addresses.
When selecting either entry, Apple Maps incorrectly shows the same Home address details.
The Saved Places section does not allow renaming; it defaults to showing the full address string.
Issues Identified
Sync Conflict Between Contacts & Maps
Apple Maps pulls labels/types from Contacts, but the edits don’t update consistently across apps.
Duplicate Naming Bug
Both “Main” and “Home” collapse into “Main” in Saved Places, making them indistinguishable.
One-to-One Mapping Failure
Regardless of which saved place you open, Maps shows the same Home entry, meaning the system isn’t correctly binding each saved place to its respective contact address.
Renaming Limitation
Apple Maps doesn’t allow renaming saved addresses directly — it relies on Contacts. Since Contacts only supports preset labels (Home, Work, School, etc.), custom naming is blocked.
I am having a problem with the following scenario.
The user opens the Maps app, then selects a location like a store or restaurant, then taps on share and then on my app.
On iOS 26, my app stopped showing as an option to receive the location altogether. After changing the NSExtensionActivationRule to TRUEPREDICATE to accept all, I see this difference between the OS versions.
iOS 18.5
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ Optional<Array<Any>>
▿ some : 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x60000000c5d0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930d20> {types = (\n \"public.plain-text\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930c40> {types = (\n \"com.apple.mapkit.map-item\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930bd0> {types = (\n \"public.url\"\n)}"
);
NSExtensionItemAttributedContentTextKey = {length = 329, bytes = 0x7b5c7274 66315c61 6e73695c 616e7369 ... 656e7472 61616c7d };
"com.apple.UIKit.NSExtensionItemUserInfoIsContentManagedKey" = 0;
}
iOS 26
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ Optional<Array<Any>>
▿ some : 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x60000000cbd0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x60000293afb0> {types = (\n \"public.url\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x60000293bf70> {types = (\n \"public.plain-text\"\n)}"
);
"com.apple.UIKit.NSExtensionItemUserInfoIsContentManagedKey" = 0;
}
Please notice how iOS 26 stopped sending com.apple.mapkit.map-item
Is it no longer possible to get a MKMapItem item out of the extension contents from the Maps app?
I would appreciate any pointers on how to extract the info of the shared location from the Maps app.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
I am having a problem with the following scenario.
The user opens the Maps app, then selects a location like a store or restaurant, then tap on share and then on my app.
On iOS 26, my app stopped showing altogether. After changing the NSExtensionActivationRule to TRUEPREDICATE to accept all, I see this difference between the OS versions.
iOS 18.5
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ Optional<Array<Any>>
▿ some : 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x60000000c5d0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930d20> {types = (\n \"public.plain-text\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930c40> {types = (\n \"com.apple.mapkit.map-item\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930bd0> {types = (\n \"public.url\"\n)}"
);
NSExtensionItemAttributedContentTextKey = {length = 329, bytes = 0x7b5c7274 66315c61 6e73695c 616e7369 ... 656e7472 61616c7d };
"com.apple.UIKit.NSExtensionItemUserInfoIsContentManagedKey" = 0;
}
iOS 26
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ Optional<Array<Any>>
▿ some : 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x60000000cbd0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x60000293afb0> {types = (\n \"public.url\"\n)}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x60000293bf70> {types = (\n \"public.plain-text\"\n)}"
);
"com.apple.UIKit.NSExtensionItemUserInfoIsContentManagedKey" = 0;
}
Please notice how iOS 26 is no longer sending com.apple.mapkit.map-item.
Is there an alternative way to read the info from the map location shared to my app?
Reported as FB20357097
In SwiftUI, an empty .safeAreaInset modifier attached to a Map causes the map to become zoomed out to planet level.
Minimal reproduction:
import SwiftUI
import MapKit
@main
struct map_region_safe_area_inset_bugApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
Map {
// Any Map content
MapCircle(center: .init(latitude: 35.6895, longitude: 139.6917), radius: 1000)
}
.safeAreaInset(edge: .top) {
// No content, `EmptyView()`, `Color.clear`
}
}
}
}
Note: ZStack { } inside the safeAreaInset prevents the bug.
Empty safeAreaInset (bug)
Non-empty
I'm experiencing app crashes when calling the CLMonitor initialization function:
let monitor = await CLMonitor("my_monitor")
According to WWDC 2023: Meet Core Location Monitor, when creating a CLMonitor object with the same identifier, it should access the existing monitor without any mention of app crashes or buggy behavior.
However, in my actual testing, attempting to create a CLMonitor object with the same identifier immediately causes an app crash.
Here's part of the crash log:
Last Exception Backtrace:
0 CoreFoundation 0x19c4ab21c __exceptionPreprocess + 164 (NSException.m:249)
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x199945abc objc_exception_throw + 88 (objc-exception.mm:356)
2 Foundation 0x19b7a9670 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 288 (NSException.m:252)
3 CoreLocation 0x1aa25cbb4 +[CLMonitor _requestMonitorWithConfiguration:locationManager:completion:] + 516 (CLMonitor.mm:516)
4 libswiftCoreLocation.dylib 0x22bf6085c CLMonitor.init(_:) + 488 (CLMonitor.swift:280)
5 libswiftCoreLocation.dylib 0x22bf604b9 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1
6 MiniPlengi 0x106372ec9 closure #1 in static CLMonitor.loplatMonitor.getter + 1 (CLMonitor+Extensions.swift:31)
7 MiniPlengi 0x1062ce325 0x106290000 + 254757
8 MiniPlengi 0x1062f6a29 specialized thunk for @escaping @isolated(any) @callee_guaranteed @async () -> (@out A) + 1 (/<compiler-generated>:0)
9 MiniPlengi 0x1062ce325 0x106290000 + 254757
10 libswift_Concurrency.dylib 0x1a7f75241 completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) + 1 (Task.cpp:537)
Furthermore, even though I've written code to create CLMonitor objects based on a singleton structure to handle these crash cases, the app still crashes:
extension CLMonitor {
static var loplatMonitor: CLMonitor {
get async {
struct Static {
static var monitor: CLMonitor?
static var initializationTask: Task<CLMonitor, Never>?
}
// If already initialized
if let monitor = Static.monitor {
return monitor
}
// If there's an initialization task in progress, wait for its result
if let task = Static.initializationTask {
return await task.value
}
// Create new initialization task
let task = Task {
let monitor = await CLMonitor("my_monitor")
Static.monitor = monitor
Static.initializationTask = nil // Clean up task after completion
return monitor
}
Static.initializationTask = task
return await task.value
}
}
}
Is the CLMonitor API still in a stabilization phase and not recommended for production release? I would appreciate guidance on the correct usage.
If these issues are expected to persist, I'm wondering if I should continue using the existing CLCircularRegion API instead.
Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
We are using MapKit JS Look Around and initializing it like this:
window.lookAround = new mapkit.LookAround(
document.getElementById('container'),
new mapkit.Coordinate(listingLocation[1], listingLocation[0]),
{openDialog: false})
;
This results in a Look Around scene being displayed correctly but the camera heading is not pointing towards the lat/lng that is passed to initialization. The example lat/lng that we're using is: lat=30.004195, lng=-95.59973
This lat/lng corresponds to the address: 11943 Laurel Meadow Dr, Tomball, TX 77377. The camera is pointing to the other side of the street to house number 11946. If you look for that address in Apple Maps the Look Around points to the correct house.
Is there a way to either specify the heading so that Look Around points in the correct heading?
Sample link: https://s.hartech.io/zFP2KnsCbsP
Summary
While parallel testing Core Location on the new iOS 26.1 beta (23B5044i), I observed what I believe to be a regression of the issue described here: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/779192
Specifically, user positioning underground subway stations is noticeably inaccurate on the beta, whereas the same scenarios remain accurate on the unupgraded device below.
I work with the MTA (New York City) and work with the OP of that thread. Happy to provide additional testing or details if helpful. Please let me know what else you need.
Test Info
Riding NYCT from Wall St to 34th St Penn Station on the 2 train carrying two iphones
Recording: https://limewire.com/d/dpTWi#pDC3GRYIdE
Expected: Consistent underground positioning comparable to prior releases.
Actual: Degraded/inaccurate underground positioning on iOS 26.1 beta.
Test Devices
Left Screen: iPhone 15 Pro Max - iOS 26.1 beta (23B5044i)
Right Screen: iPhone 11 - iOS 18.6.2 (22G100)
Blue dots show location set by CoreLocation. Red dot on iphone 11 shows the actual location of both devices as I was able to manually place while travelling through a station. Placement through tunnels is not easy to verify and not usually indicated.
Timestamps
Comparison of when train was actually observed in a station vs when 26.1 and 18.6.2 CoreLocation updated to the station
Fulton St
1:48 iOS 26.1 correctly updates (correctly)
2:16 iOS 18.6.2 updates (28sec late)
Park Place
4:12 train arrives
4:15 iOS 18.6.2 updates to ~near Park Place
5:04 iOS 18.6.2 updates to Park Place (correctly)
6:07 iOS 26.1 update to ~near Park Place (over 2 mins late)
Chambers St
6:02 train arrives / iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
6:14 iOS 26.1 updates to ~near Chambers
6:18 iOS 26.1 update to Chambers (correctly)
Franklin St
6:52 train arrives
6:55 iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
x:xx iOS 26.1 does not update
Canal St:
7:16 train arrives
7:18 iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
x:xx iOS 26.1 does not update
Houston St
7:54 train arrives
8:00 iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
x:xx iOS 26.1 does not update
Christopher St
8:37 iOS 26.1 presumably between Houston St and Christopher St
8:40 train arrives / iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
x:xx iOS 26.1 does not update
14 St
9:22 train arrives
9:28 iOS 18.6.2 updates (correctly)
11:01 as train departs station iOS 26.1 updates (1.5 mins late)
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
Tags:
Beta
Core Location
Maps and Location
Testing
Hi,
We are using beacon ranging methods to detect beacon in foreground and background in our app. We are using beacon's UUID, major and minor values to create a beacon region and then calling locationManager.startRangingBeacons to range beacons. We listen for beacon updates via the didRangeBeacons delegate method to get beacon data emitted.
However, we've observed some inconsistent behavior:
The beacon region frequently reports exit events even when the device is within close proximity (approximately 1.5 to 2 meters).
There are instances where no beacon updates are received for extended periods (up to 15–20 minutes), despite the beacon being nearby.
Generally, The distance between the device and the beacon is approximately 1.5 - 2 meters.
What could be the reason for this behaviour and how can we avoid it and continuously receive beacon updates when the beacon is near without any delay?
Thanks
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
I am using Xcode 16 to test ARGeoTracking in India with a recorded session from the U.S. (where ARGeotracking is supported), the app remains stuck at "Attaching to App" on my iPad. I've tried two different methods to include the AR session video: placing it in the project folder and adding it to the Shared folder, but neither has resolved the issue.
I am the developer of the Progressive Web App (PWA) FindMeSAR which displays the user’s coordinates in several different formats. https://findmesar.com
When this PWA is not installed on my iPhone 17 Pro then I can use Safari to open this webpage and give permission for it to use my location. FindMeSAR works fine and displays my coordinates as latitude longitude in decimal degrees.
I can also use Safari to open Google maps and geolocation there also works fine.
But if I install FindMeSAR for use offline as a PWA then I get an error message saying location is denied.
My iPhone has the latest iOS 26.0.1
I should add that I recently traded in an iPhone 13 Pro with iOS 17. FindMeSAR worked fine on that device as a PWA including the geolocation feature.
Has anyone else with iOS 26 tried a PWA that does geolocation? Results?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
Since integrating MapKit JS, we’ve begun receiving production error reports with the following message:
Uncaught DataCloneError: Failed to execute 'postMessage' on 'DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope': ArrayBuffer is not detachable and could not be cloned.
It appears that MapKit JS’s internal worker occasionally calls postMessage() with an ArrayBuffer that cannot be detached under Chrome 120+. This causes the structured clone to fail and the error surfaces uncaught from within the worker.
MapKit JS Version: 5.79.109
Browser: Chrome 120.0+
OS: Windows 10
Is this a known issue with MapKit JS? If so, are there recommended workarounds or planned fixes?
Since iOS 26, the Apple Maps share sheet no longer provides a com.apple.mapkit.map-item attachment when sharing a location to my Share Extension.
Additionally, on real devices the shared URL is now a short link (https://maps.apple/p/...), which does not contain coordinates.
On the simulator, the URL still includes coordinates (as in previous iOS versions).
I'm trying to find the official or recommended way to extract coordinates from these new short URLs.
Environment:
Devices: iPhone (real device) on iOS 26.0 / 26.0.1
Simulator: iOS 26.0 / 26.0.1 simulator (behaves like iOS 18 — see below)
App: Share Extension invoked from Apple Maps -> Share -> my app
Xcode: 26.0.1
Steps to Reproduce
Open Apple Maps on iOS 26 (real device).
Pick a POI (store/restaurant).
Share -> choose my share extension.
iOS 18 and earlier
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ Optional<Array<Any>>
▿ some : 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x60000000c5d0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930d20> {types = (\"public.plain-text\")}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930c40> {types = (\"com.apple.mapkit.map-item\")}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002930bd0> {types = (\"public.url\")}"
);
}
Typical URL:
https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Apple%20Inc.,%201%20Apple%20Park%20Way,%20Cupertino,%20CA%2095014,%20United%20States&coordinate=37.334859,-122.009040&name=Apple%20Park&place-id=I7C250D2CDCB364A&map=explore
iOS 26
(lldb) po extensionContext?.inputItems
▿ 1 element
- 0 : <NSExtensionItem: 0x6000000058d0> - userInfo: {
NSExtensionItemAttachmentsKey = (
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002900b60> {types = (\"public.url\")}",
"<NSItemProvider: 0x600002900fc0> {types = (\"public.plain-text\")}"
);
}
URL looks like:
https://maps.apple/p/U8rE9v8n8iVZjr
On simulator iOS 26 same missing map-item provider - but the URL is still long and contains coordinates, like this:
https://maps.apple.com/place?coordinate=37.334859,-122.009040&name=Apple%20Park&..
Issue
The short URLs (maps.apple/p/...) cannot be resolved directly - following redirects ends with:
https://maps.apple.com/unsupported
The only way I've found to get coordinates is to intercept intermediate redirects - one of them contains the expanded URL with coordinate=....
Example of my current workaround:
final class RedirectSniffer: NSObject, URLSessionTaskDelegate {
private(set) var redirects: [URL] = []
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession,
task: URLSessionTask,
willPerformHTTPRedirection response: HTTPURLResponse,
newRequest request: URLRequest) async -> URLRequest? {
if let url = request.url {
redirects.append(url)
}
return request
}
}
Then I look through redirects to find a URL containing "coordinate=".
This works, but feels unreliable and undocumented.
Questions
Was the removal of com.apple.mapkit.map-item from the Maps share payload intentional in iOS 26?
If yes, is there a new attachment type or API to obtain an MKMapItem?
What’s the official or supported way to resolve https://maps.apple/p/... to coordinates?
Is there any MapKit API or documented URL scheme for this?
Is intercepting redirect chains the only option for now?
Why does the iOS 26 simulator still return coordinate URLs, while real devices don't?
Hi,
I have been working with an implementation of MapKit which show custom annotations with a detailCalloutAccessoryView built using SwiftUI. This has been working fine for many years, but starting with macOS Tahoe, somehow the SwiftUI buttons in this view have stopped being tappable.
I have reproduced the issue in the code below ... same code works fine in macOS14 and macOS15 now doesn't work correctly in macOS26:
import Cocoa
import MapKit
import SwiftUI
class ViewController: NSViewController {
private var mapView: MKMapView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
setupMapView()
}
private func setupMapView() {
// Create and configure the map view
mapView = MKMapView()
mapView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
mapView.delegate = self
view.addSubview(mapView)
// Pin the map to all edges of the view
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
mapView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor),
mapView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor),
mapView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor),
mapView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor)
])
// Create an annotation for San Francisco
let sanFranciscoCoordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 37.7749, longitude: -122.4194)
let annotation = MKPointAnnotation()
annotation.coordinate = sanFranciscoCoordinate
annotation.title = "San Francisco"
annotation.subtitle = "The City by the Bay"
// Add the annotation to the map
mapView.addAnnotation(annotation)
// Center the map on San Francisco
let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: sanFranciscoCoordinate,
latitudinalMeters: 5000,
longitudinalMeters: 5000)
mapView.setRegion(region, animated: false)
}
}
// MARK: - MKMapViewDelegate
extension ViewController: MKMapViewDelegate {
func mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, viewFor annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView? {
let identifier = "CustomAnnotation"
var annotationView = mapView.dequeueReusableAnnotationView(withIdentifier: identifier) as? MKMarkerAnnotationView
if annotationView == nil {
annotationView = MKMarkerAnnotationView(annotation: annotation, reuseIdentifier: identifier)
annotationView?.canShowCallout = true
// Create the SwiftUI view for the callout
let calloutView = CalloutContentView()
let hostingView = NSHostingView(rootView: calloutView)
hostingView.frame = NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 100)
// Set the SwiftUI view as the detail callout accessory
annotationView?.detailCalloutAccessoryView = hostingView
} else {
annotationView?.annotation = annotation
}
return annotationView
}
}
// MARK: - SwiftUI Callout View
struct CalloutContentView: View {
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 12) {
Text("Welcome to San Francisco!")
.font(.headline)
.multilineTextAlignment(.center)
HStack(spacing: 12) {
Button(action: {
print("Directions button tapped")
}) {
Label("Directions", systemImage: "arrow.triangle.turn.up.right.circle.fill")
.font(.caption)
}
.buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
Button(action: {
print("Info button tapped")
}) {
Label("Info", systemImage: "info.circle.fill")
.font(.caption)
}
.buttonStyle(.bordered)
}
}
.padding()
.frame(width: 200)
}
}
I've looked at other problems with Map and onTap handlers not getting called, but this is a SwiftUI view inside an AppKit MapKit annotation's callout view.
Any idea of how to handle this?
I am currently using Core location to get user's current location and few surrounding coordinates to draw annotations in Augmented reality. It works best on Cellular network and on Wifi network few times it is working ok and sometimes orientation is completely changed when device is connected to WiFi. Checked on Apple map as well, there itself it was giving wrong orientation and even after user is at same location, current location on map got fluctuating. On WiFi only models GPS accuracy is not good.
Are the apple weather precipitation radars available through the rest API or have I hit a brickwall. Would love to have the visuals of the native overlays in my app, cant find an affordable/comparable API. Any help would be appreciated. I really need the smooth hourly scrubbing. Not keen on rendering my own with vectors yet.
Thank you.
hello
I am Asmaa Atine
I would like to suggest an improvement for the Apple Maps app.
My idea is to allow users to draw the general path they would like to follow directly on the map with their finger, and then have the app automatically generate an optimized route that follows the drawn trajectory as closely as possible.
This feature would be very useful in several situations, such as:
• when the user wants to pass through a specific area but the suggested routes don’t match,
• when they want to avoid certain places or include a particular spot,
• or when they simply want a more flexible, intuitive way to customize a route.
The concept would be:
1. the user draws a rough path on the map,
2. Apple Maps interprets the drawing,
3. and then proposes the best possible route based on that drawn line.
I believe this would greatly enhance the flexibility of Apple Maps and provide a more intuitive way to create personalized routes.
Thank you for considering this suggestion, and congratulations on the great work already done on the app.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
Maps & Location
I am experiencing a persistent issue with my CarPlay application where images rendered within the CarPlay Template interface disappear after the application has been used for an extended period, typically during prolonged navigation.
Images used directly within the CarPlay Template framework disappear. In the attached image showing the issue (IMG_1022.PNG), you can see that the icons for 'parking', 'gasstation', 'conveniencestore', and 'favoritespot' are missing. The side bar icons (car, battery, etc.) remain visible, and the text labels are present, but the Template-specific images/icons vanish.
Problem Description
Images displayed on a custom UIViewController remain visible. Some of our screens integrate a UIViewController (e.g., for map display), and any images rendered on that view controller (not the template itself) continue to display correctly without issue.
Example Images
IMG_1021.PNG (Normal/Correct Display): This image shows the SearchMenu screen with all icons displayed correctly next to their respective labels ('word', 'home', 'route', 'history', 'parking', 'gasstation', 'conveniencestore', 'favoritespot').
IMG_1022.PNG (Problem State): This image shows the same screen after prolonged use, where the icons next to 'parking', 'gasstation', 'conveniencestore', and 'favoritespot' have disappeared, leaving only the text labels.
Question
Has anyone encountered a similar issue? This seems to be a rendering or resource management problem specific to images within the CarPlay Template components when the application runs for an extended duration.