Hello, I'm working on an application that requires the use of significant location changes and visits, in addition to region monitoring and standard continuous location delivery (foreground and background). iOS 17 and iOS 18 introduced changes to how we can monitor distinct regions of interest (with CLMonitor) as well as receive location updates (with CLLocationUpdate). But I couldn't find any information regarding how to work with Significant location changes. Do we still need to create a location manager and call startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()? Where are the updates received in this case, in the locationManager(_:didUpdateLocations:) or in the liveUpdates async sequence? Visits. Same question here, for visit monitoring to work, do we still have to create a location manager then call startMonitoringVisits()? Where are the visits being notified? Still in locationManager(_:didVisit:) or in the liveUpdates asynchronous sequence? I just want to be sure I understand correctly how to use the updates, and if some features of Core Location still need to use a location manager and the delegate to receive the events. Maybe additional CLCondition will be added to cover both of these technologies as it seems highly related to monitoring conditions (significant location change, and visit). Thank you, Axel

I'm making an app that can have locations and links shared to it. I have gotten the share intent working for text and urls with: NSExtensionActivationSupportsWebURLWithMaxCount: 1 NSExtensionActivationSupportsWebPageWithMaxCount: 1 NSExtensionActivationSupportsText: true in Info.plist of the share extension. I am able to share Google Maps locations and safari websites. However, my app does not appear when I share a location on Apple Maps. I also tried the other options in the docs (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information-property-list/nsextension/nsextensionattributes/nsextensionactivationrule) as well without success. When I share a location (i.e. a shop) in Apple Maps, it looks like a link but perhaps its something else? Does anyone know how to get an app to come up in the share menu of an Apple Maps location? Thanks!

Our Indoor Map for shopping center has been stuck at "Occupants Data in Review" for a few weeks. Can someone on that team assist? Thank you.

Hi, I'm using the Apple Maps Server API (/v1/geocode) to retrieve geocoding results for Japanese addresses. Until recently, requests like the one below returned correct results: GET https://maps-api.apple.com/v1/geocode?q=東京都千代田区千代田1-1&lang=ja-JP Authorization: Bearer <valid JWT> But now, the response is always: { "results": [] } However, when I use the same address with lang: en-US, it returns valid coordinates: GET https://maps-api.apple.com/v1/geocode?q=1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo=en-US "東京都千代田区千代田1-1" is a Japanese address, and "1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo" is the same address written in English. My Questions: Has there been a recent change to the geocoding behavior for Japanese addresses when lang: ja-JP is used? Does the lang parameter affect not only the response language but also the internal parsing logic? Is this a known issue or limitation? The access token is valid and I'm getting a 200 OK response, but results is always empty with lang: ja-JP. Thanks for your help!

Hello everyone, We've developed a safety application for schools that runs on supervised, MDM-managed iOS devices. The app requires "Location Always" to maintain a persistent background state for its core functionality. The Challenge: Our primary issue is with the periodic background location reminder prompts that iOS automatically presents to the user (e.g., "[App Name] has used your location X times in the past 3 days..."). A screenshot of the exact prompt is attached. While we educate users on the importance of selecting "Always Allow," these recurring prompts make it very easy for a student to downgrade the permission at a later date, which disables the app's safety features. This makes the solution unreliable in a school environment. Our Question: Since these are supervised devices managed by an educational institution, we are looking for a way to manage this behavior. Is there any Info.plist key, entitlement, or API available to developers to influence or suppress these recurring location reminders for our app? From an MDM perspective, is there a known payload or declarative management configuration that can prevent these specific prompts from appearing for a designated app? We understand these prompts are a key privacy feature. Our question is whether there are any provisions for managed, special-purpose environments like a school, where the app's function is considered essential and pre-approved by the device administrator (the school). We are looking for a way to provide a "set it and forget it" configuration for the school, but these reminders currently prevent that. Any architectural advice or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

My IMDF tour is stuck at Occupants Data in Review

Hi- I've never posted on here before! But ChatGPT hasn't been helpful with this. I have a call using MKLocalSearch (i have a waddled down version below) let region = MKCoordinateRegion( center: location, // the user's location span: MKCoordinateSpan( latitudeDelta: 0.005, longitudeDelta: 0.005 ) ) let req = MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest(coordinateRegion: region) req.pointOfInterestFilter = MKPointOfInterestFilter(including: [.nightlife]) let search = MKLocalSearch(request: req) I made the latitude and longitude the lowest they can possibly be without throwing an error. Sometimes (and unreliably) when the user's location is at say, a bar, this list will give me like 10 bars that are not even within the region, and exclude the bar that the user is actually present in. How can i make this not the case? In other words, I just want this to return what I expect: a list of POIs with the category .nightLife within the defined region. Any help would be appreciated!

Hey everyone, I’m using MapKit JS in a web app and wanted to ask if anyone has experience optimizing its loading performance. Initially, I was using the core version of MapKit JS, but some users reported issues—certain modules weren’t immediately available, and they had to wait quite a while before the map became usable. Switching to the full version helped somewhat, but I’m still seeing delays. In some cases, MapKit JS isn’t fully ready even after 10 seconds. To reduce these delays, I’m considering bundling MapKit JS directly into my site’s JavaScript bundle (rather than loading it externally). My hope is that this could improve load times and reduce dependency on external script loading. Before I try this, I want to make sure this doesn’t go against Apple’s usage policies for MapKit JS. Has anyone tried this approach? Is bundling MapKit JS allowed? Or are there better ways to improve the loading experience? Thanks in advance!

Their support email is broken and our IMDF is stuck at "Occupants Data in Review" step. Thank you

I have just a thin blue line as the route polyline and it is quite different not to think that this ist just a small river? Does anyone have an idea how to change the color and the strike width (line width) of the polyline (between Essen and Dortmund). The solution by Gemini and ChatGPT is not working... Thanks for your help, Markus <script src='https://cdn.apple-mapkit.com/mk/5.x.x/mapkit.core.js' crossorigin async data-callback='initMapKit' data-libraries='full-map,services,overlays,annotations' data-token='TOKEN></script> <script type='module'> const setupMapKitJs = async() => { if (!window.mapkit || window.mapkit.loadedLibraries.length === 0) {await new Promise(resolve => { window.initMapKit = resolve }); delete window.initMapKit;}}; const main = async() => { await setupMapKitJs(); var map = new mapkit.Map('map-container', { center: new mapkit.Coordinate(51.5, 6.9), showsZoomControl: true, colorScheme: 'light', showsMapTypeControl: true, }); map.cameraDistance = 30000; ![]("https://developer.apple.com/forums/content/attachment/8e8433c5-9f43-4ddc-80e5-43d15f215c3f" "title=Bildschirmfoto 2025-08-12 um 13.38.06.png;width=590;height=281") const directions = new mapkit.Directions(); directions.route({ origin: 'Essen', destination: 'Dortmund' }, (error, response) => { if (error) { console.error(error); return; } const route = response.routes[0]; const routePolyline = route.polyline; routePolyline.lineWidth = 20; map.addOverlay(routePolyline); }); }; main(); </script>

Hello Apple Developers， I encountered a 401 Unauthorized error when developing a web map. I asked the developer to check whether my key authorization is normal. This is the test website: https://pro.kyeasy.com/#/user/map Test account: +33 0625823391 Test password: jinghui111 Domain pro.kyeasy.com Token Type MapKit JS Restriction Type Domain Restricted Token eyJraWQiOiJKNzZSNkpSM0FLIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIiwiYWxnIjoiRVMyNTYifQ.eyJpc3MiOiIzSzQ4UEE2MjRNIiwiaWF0IjoxNzU0ODA3MTc2LCJvcmlnaW4iOiJwcm8ua3llYXN5LmNvbSJ9.ZQLVPpn2Zbm5uHhT_YaA6T2eyaYNKYL5X1Z3DIC17vo4FlOLAKJnXUdB_0zOLDufVDT-CNZWK08_5KkjI5pAKA Creation Date 08/10/25 Expiration Date None Status Active Created by Jinghui Yang info java develop team id： 3K48PA624M Key ID DNRWXXA4L2 Created by Jinghui Yang on 2025/08/10 06:08 am bunld id 3K48PA624M.maps.com.kyeasy p8 DNRWXXA4L2.p8

Our IMDF indoor maps submission is stuck on "Occupants data in review" for several months and I can't ahold of that team (their email doesn't work). I've been told they have a backlog, but the other steps were pretty fast. How long is the expected completion? Thank you!

I'm trying to scan for Beacon's in a visionos app iBeacon detection via CoreLocation (like CLBeacon or CLBeaconRegion) isn't supported on visionOS, so I went for CoreBluetooth + Manual Beacon Parsing Problem is I don't get my beacons scanned, only the other bluetooth devices central.scanForPeripherals(withServices: nil, options: [CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey:true]) what should I do?

I tried detecting fake locations using CLLocationSourceInformation.isSimulatedBySoftware, but it doesn’t work with spoofing tools like iTool AnyTo. It never gets flagged as simulated. Is this a limitation of the API, and is there any recommended way to detect virtual location tools on real devices?

We have a that relies on accurate GPS location but we’ve noticed that every now and then the location ‘jumps’ a few hundred meters to a different location but reports horizonal accuracy less than 10m. we think the device is picking up a rough location from a local WiFi rather than internal gps sensors. can we a) disable WiFi location Updates? b) identify WiFi location Updates? thank You

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

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.