Swift 2 – Can't get user location with CLLocationManager - ios

Question

Here is my VC code:
import UIKit
import MapKit
import CoreLocation
class ViewController: UIViewController, MKMapViewDelegate, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var mapView: MKMapView!
let locationManager = CLLocationManager()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
locationManager.delegate = self
locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
mapView.showsUserLocation = true
}
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didChangeAuthorizationStatus status: CLAuthorizationStatus) {
mapView.showsUserLocation = (status == .AuthorizedAlways)
}
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
let locValue:CLLocationCoordinate2D = manager.location!.coordinate
print("locations = \(locValue.latitude) \(locValue.longitude)")
}
}
I have also added NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription in my plist file. And I have the CoreLocation and MapKit frameworks, any idea why this is not working? It doesn't show the user location on the map nor does it print out the user's coordinates. Haven't found anything online on on stack overflow.

Answer 1

This works for me
Swift 2 - (Xcode 7.2.1)
ViewController.swift
import UIKit
import CoreLocation
class ViewController: UIViewController, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
var locationManager: CLLocationManager = CLLocationManager()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
locationManager.delegate = self
locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
}
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
self.locationManager.stopUpdatingLocation()
let latestLocation = locations.last
let latitude = String(format: "%.4f", latestLocation!.coordinate.latitude)
let longitude = String(format: "%.4f", latestLocation!.coordinate.longitude)
print("Latitude: \(latitude)")
print("Longitude: \(longitude)")
}
}
info.plist
Add a new line
Information Property List: NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
Type: String
Value: The application uses this information to show you your location

Answer 2

Try getting the location by getting the last object for the array locations in the method locationManager(_:,didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocations]) .
Something like this:
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
let locValue:CLLocationCoordinate2D = locations.last!
print("locations = \(locValue.latitude) \(locValue.longitude)")
}

Answer 3

you have to use these location access permission in your plist.
NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription
NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
you are not using always and in InUse permiossion
Note by Apple:
This app has attempted to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain both NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription and NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription keys with string values explaining to the user how the app uses this data