startUpdatingLocation no longer working in XCode 6.1 - ios

Question

I cannot get even the simplest location updating code to work. I have a location app that worked fine for over a year, and now when I try to compile and run it (after upgrading to xcode 6.1 and with no changes to the code), after calling startUpdatingLocation, the didUpdateLocations callback never fires, and I can see that the gps indicator never appears next to the battery indicator as it should.
I have started a new test project that does nothing but attempts to register for location updates, and still the same results: no location updates on device or simulator.
Here is the code for the single view controller of the test project:
//ViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate>
{
}
#property (strong, nonatomic) CLLocationManager* locationManager;
#end
//ViewController.m
#import "ViewController.h"
#interface ViewController ()
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc]init];
self.locationManager.delegate = self;
self.locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
[self.locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
{
NSLog(#"got a location");
}
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
NSLog(#"Error: %#",error.description);
}
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations
{
NSLog(#"got a location");
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
}
#end
It would be fantastic if someone with the latest version of xcode could create a project like this that does nothing but receive location updates, verify that it works, and post the code in full. I have tried adding things to the plist file and all other remedies from similar questions to no avail.

Answer 1

Yes, a few things have changed in the new version and it can be a headache. I was having the same problem and this is the thread that solved it for me here.
You need to add these lines info.plist:
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>The spirit of stack overflow is coders helping coders</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>I have learned more on stack overflow than anything else</string>
And make sure that you call [CLLocationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization] or [CLLocationManager requestAlwaysAuthorization] before you try to update the users location.