IOS Simulator Location Access Problem - Flutter - ios

Question

Future<String> getCurrentLocation() async {
late Placemark place;
try {
Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.low);
latitude = position.latitude;
longitude = position.longitude;
print("Geolocator worked");
List<Placemark> placemarks =
await placemarkFromCoordinates(latitude, longitude);
place = placemarks[0];
print("Location to city worked");
print("Place: ${place.locality}");
} catch (e) {
print(e);
}
return place.locality.toString();
}
Here is my code to get current location and the city name of the current lat-log. However, when I started the code, I can't see any permission screen on my simulator. Simulator version is iOS 15.2.
And here is the error code from try-catch block:
flutter: User denied permissions to access the device's location.
However, like I said no permission access screen shows up on my simulator.
Also:
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs access to location when open.</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs access to location when in the background.</string>
I already added these to Info.plist.

Answer 1

Add permission_handler package to your pubspec.yaml, and ask for permission before trying to use Geolocator. There are different possibilities, check the following code:
import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
Future<bool> isLocationAvailable() async {
// get current permission status of location
var permissionStatus = await Permission.locationWhenInUse.status;
// if restricted, it can't be used
if (permissionStatus == PermissionStatus.restricted) {
return Future.value(false);
}
// it can be switched off, so it can't be used
if (!await Permission.locationWhenInUse.serviceStatus.isEnabled) {
return Future.value(false);
}
// if user permanently denied access, it can't be used
if (permissionStatus == PermissionStatus.permanentlyDenied) {
return Future.value(false);
}
// get permission and return result
return await Permission.locationWhenInUse.request().isGranted;
}
And call this before you try to get location:
if (await isLocationAvailable()) {
// get location here
}