Always On Location Not Being Requested - ios

Question

I'm asking this because I'm a bit confused. I did set NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription in my Info.plist and this is the code I'm running:
CLLocationManager *locMan = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locMan.delegate = self;
if ([CLLocationManager authorizationStatus] != kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorizedAlways)
{
[locMan requestAlwaysAuthorization];
}
[locMan startUpdatingLocation];
I set a breakpoint and verified that this does indeed get called, but I am not alerted in the app. I check in my privacy settings and saw the app had an entry with the two options: None and Always, with neither checked. I tried to uninstall, clean, and reinstall, but still is not working. Any ideas?
EDIT:
I moved the above block from viewDidLoad into viewDidAppear: and now the alert comes up and disappears half a second later

Answer 1

I solved my issue. It's a retain issue. I was declaring my CLLocationManager locally, so when it reached the end of my method, it would didn't exist anymore, which explains why it couldn't ask for permission. I promoted it to be a property and now all works well

Answer 2

You need to add this line at the end of your code
[self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];

Answer 3

What about if you try this:
CLLocationManager *locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
if ([locationManager respondsToSelector:#selector(requestWhenInUseAuthorization)]) {
[locationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];
}
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
Sorry, missread your post. Maybe try this:
CLAuthorizationStatus status = [CLLocationManager authorizationStatus];
if (status == kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorizedWhenInUse || status == kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied) {
// Show alert or something
}
else if (status == kCLAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
[self.locationManager requestAlwaysAuthorization];
}
More can be read here: Core Location Manager Changes in iOS 8