Get user Coordinates in iOS simulator at the app launch - ios

I was asked to code a small app for iOS in Objective C that's supposed to choose the closest object of a user, in a set of coordinates
The plan was to load the coordinates of the user only once, when the application loads for the first time.
Here's my current code :
(void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
self.locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
self.locationManager.headingFilter = 1;
self.locationManager.delegate = self;
self.locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
self.userLat = self.locationManager.location.coordinate.latitude;
self.userLon = self.locationManager.location.coordinate.longitude;
NSLog(#" ----------------------------- ");
NSLog(#"User lat : %lf", self.userLat);
NSLog(#"User lon : %lf", self.userLon);
NSLog(#" ----------------------------- ");
}
I don't have a Apple iOS developper program, so I'm stuck with the iOS simulator from xCode.
I try to set some custom coordinates in the iOS simulator through debug, like this :
When i execute the app (obviously after setting coordinates), the log has userLat and userLon to 0.00..
Apr 6 03:16:20 Locals-Mac.local app[5683]: -----------------------------
Apr 6 03:16:20 Locals-Mac.local app[5683]: User lat : 0.000000
Apr 6 03:16:20 Locals-Mac.local app[5683]: User lon : 0.000000
Apr 6 03:16:20 Locals-Mac.local app[5683]: -----------------------------
I remember hearing somewhere that the iOS simulator don't work with the CoreLocation library (It might be right or wrong, i wouldn't know).
Is it the reason the lat/lon values are 0?
If the reason is indeed the iOS simulator, does this code give user current location?
Thanks in advance!
Edit :
With the answer and comments, i'm now using the didUpdateLocations callback function :
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations {
CLLocation *location = [locations lastObject];
self.userLat = location.coordinate.latitude;
self.userLon = location.coordinate.longitude;
NSLog(#" ----------------------------- ");
NSLog(#"User lat : %lf", self.userLat);
NSLog(#"User lon : %lf", self.userLon);
NSLog(#" ----------------------------- ");
}
I ask xCode to simulate my position to London with the Scheme option that follows :
My new load function :
-(void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
self.locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
self.locationManager.headingFilter = 1;
self.locationManager.delegate = self;
if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= 8.0)
[self.locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
self.locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
This code still doesn't print the NSLog that was put in the location callback function. Did i miss something?

The location manager doesn't instantly have the user's location when you start updating it. If you check the location property right after calling startUpdatingLocation it is usually going to be nil unless some other app was recently updating it. You need to implement the locationManager:didUpdateLocations: delegate method which will be called once it has a location.
You also need to check and possibly request for location permissions.

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You have to make object of CLLocationManager when application starts and set it's delegate
Add the below code to get user's current location
CLLocationManager *locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
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[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
Now add the delegate of CLLocationManagaer that is didUpdateToLocation and add the following code in that.
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if(meters==50)
{
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}
set your location track in
//create location manager object
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//there will be a warning from this line of code
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//and we want it to be as accurate as possible
//regardless of how much time/power it takes
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and add
if ([CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled]) {
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
Update
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NSLog(#"%#", location.description);
//In here you get all details like
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NSLog(#"longitude = %#",location.coordinate.longitude);
NSLog(#"altitude = %#",location.altitude);
NSLog(#"horizontalAccuracy = %#",location.horizontalAccuracy);
NSLog(#"verticalAccuracy = %#",location.verticalAccuracy);
NSLog(#"timestamp = %#",location.timestamp);
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NSLog(#"course = %#",location.course);
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Unable to get longitude and latitude in ios8 by GPS

I am using iOS8 and using the following code for getting longitude and latitude by GPS:
-(void)CurrentLocationIdentifier
{
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locationManager.delegate = self;
locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
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default:
break;
}
}
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Add this string in InfoPlist.strings files
1) NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
2) NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription
Try this code
locationManagerApp=[[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManagerApp.delegate = self;
locationManagerApp.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
locationManagerApp.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyHundredMeters;
if([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= 8.0)
{
[locationManagerApp requestAlwaysAuthorization];
}
[locationManagerApp startUpdatingLocation];
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self.longValue = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%f", coordinate.longitude];
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NSLog(#"Longitude = %#", self.longValue);
And run project in device.
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So the first thing you need to do is to add one or both of the following keys to your Info.plist file:
NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription
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I've just updated to Xcode 6/iOS 8 SDK and my location service simulation in simulator started not working. It was fine before I updated (I'm currently unable to test on real device). Now, when I select a location for simulation, nothing happens. Delegate's -(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations method is not called. I've restarted Xcode, cleaned the build folder, nothing changed. Why can this happen?
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Are you calling one of these methods?
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locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= 8.0)
[locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
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fullAddress = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#,%#,%#,%#",
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placemark.administrativeArea,
placemark.country];
subtitleLocation = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"PostalCode::%#",
placemark.postalCode];
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I'm trying to develop an Altimeter on Xcode and Simulator but it always return 0 for the height above the sea.
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[super viewDidLoad];
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IBAction:
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self.locationManager.delegate = self;
self.locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
self.locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
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Set locationAge like this:
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For those who encounter same problem,
Also, some tutorials related with core location on web, lead me this problem.
Of course, I keep CLLocation ivar in my VC, whenever CLLocation ivar
sets and google maps called, my app goes to background.
Then, my app calls from background by user, and start updating locations,
and old CLLocation ivar is not nil and probably best horizantal accuracy then
newly comes. Therefore;
if ( self.currentLocation == nil || self.currentLocation.horizontalAccuracy > newLocation.horizontalAccuracy )
this line cause problems, and old location in CLLocation ivar
never replaced.
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{
[super viewDidDisappear:animated];
[self.locationManager stopUpdatingLocation]; // CLLocationManager
self.locationManager = nil;
[self.locationTimer invalidate]; // NSTimer
self.locationTimer = nil;
self.currentLocation = nil; // CLLocation
}
p.s : thank you Mark Adams

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