Core Location not working in simulator Xcode 9.4.1

Question

I have the following code:

import CoreLocation

class ViewController: UIViewController, NetworkingDelegate, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
    let locationManager: CLLocationManager = CLLocationManager()

and then later:

 locationManager.delegate = self
 locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
 locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
 locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()

and then I implement the delegate methods lower in the VC

func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager!, didUpdateLocations locations: [AnyObject]!) {

        for currentLocation in locations{
            print("\(index)\(currentLocation)")
        }
        print("Did Location Delegate get called?")
        let location: CLLocation = locations.first as! CLLocation
        print(location)
        self.lat = String(format: "%f", location.coordinate.latitude)
        self.long = String(format: "%f", location.coordinate.longitude)
        }

In build phases, "Link Binary With Libraries" has CoreLocation.framework selected.

The proper privacy in plist is present: Privacy - Location Usage Description as is Privacy - Location When In Use Usage Description.

The location is still not being gotten. I am using simulator in Xcode 9.4.1 targeting iOS 11. What am I missing here?

**YOU MUST TURN ON LOC. IN XCODE SIMULATOR OPTIONS!!** so annoying. https://stackoverflow.com/a/32887820/294884 — Fattie, May 27 '19 at 01:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '18 at 23:02

The problem is that func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager!, didUpdateLocations locations: [AnyObject]!) is years out of date. Update your code for modern Swift. Here's how the declaration should look:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/cllocationmanagerdelegate/1423615-locationmanager

Core Location not working in simulator Xcode 9.4.1

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