Required steps to show User Location in MapKit

Question

I have a mapView embedded in a View Controller that I would like to show the user's location. While the following compiles, the map after loading does nothing and does not show the user's location. I tried the code first in viewDidLoad and then in viewDidFishingLoadingMap as I read that you need to let the map load first but it still does nothing.

Are there any additional steps beyond setting the tracking mode to get the map to center on the user's location? I have found various approaches in Objective-C using mapView.showsUserLocation = YES; or [self.mapView setCenterCoordinate:userLocation.location.coordinate animated:YES]; } but the following seems to be recommended for Swift.

func mapViewDidFinishLoadingMap(_ mapView: MKMapView){
        mapView.setUserTrackingMode(.follow, animated:true)
}

Mojtaba Hosseini · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-18T22:23:57.417

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Enable user location with Interface Builder or code
Add a Privacy - Location Always and When In Use Usage Description (or any other location usage mode you prefer) key to the info.plist file
Import CoreLocation
Check authorization status and prompt user if needed for location access.

Swift

if CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus() == .notDetermined {
    CLLocationManager().requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
}

Objective-c

[CLLocationManager requestWhenInUseAuthorization];

edited Oct 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Oct 18 '18 at 22:05

Mojtaba Hosseini

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how do I enable user location – user1904273 Oct 18 '18 at 22:19
I add a screenshot – Mojtaba Hosseini Oct 18 '18 at 22:24
would you mind telling me how to do it in Swift code? – user1904273 Oct 18 '18 at 22:36
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`mapView.showsUserLocation = true` Please don't forget to upvote this comment and the answer if you find them useful. ;) Tnx – Mojtaba Hosseini Oct 19 '18 at 17:00

Required steps to show User Location in MapKit

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