check for locationServicesEnabled always returns YES, Irrespective of manual toggle switch to decide if location services are enabled

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location = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
    location.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBestForNavigation ;
    location.distanceFilter = 10 ;
    location.delegate=self;



    locationEnabledBool = [CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled];

    if (locationEnabledBool ==NO) {
        UIAlertView *locationAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Location Service Disabled" 
                                                        message:@"To re-enable, please go to Settings and turn on Location Service for this app." 
                                                       delegate:nil 
                                              cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" 
                                              otherButtonTitles:nil];
        [locationAlert show];
        [locationAlert release];

    }
    else
        [location startUpdatingLocation];

The value of locationEnabledBool is always YES, independent of whether or not location services are enabled. Can any body help?

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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instead of

if (locationEnabledBool == NO) {
    //give error message
}

try

if ( [CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled] ==NO || [CLLocationManager authorizationStatus] == kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied) {
    //give error message
}

I found this on the link.

Detecting whether location services are enabled for my app

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Sep 03 '11 at 10:37

alekhine

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`if ( [CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled] == NO && [CLLocationManager authorizationStatus] == kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied) { //give error message }` a little typo in the first [ bracket ] and a && instead of || – kalafun Sep 30 '14 at 15:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 02 '11 at 14:45

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When you are testing this code, you will need to make sure that you test it on a device, and not just using the iOS Simulator.

Also, I suggest that you double check in the Settings on that device to make sure that Location Services, on the first page of the settings, says Off.

answered Sep 02 '11 at 14:45

Mike Hay

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Thanks for your response. I was running the code on device and checked that Location Services says OFF in settings. instead of if (locationEnabledBool ==NO) if (locationEnabledBool ==NO || ( [CLLocationManager authorizationStatus] == kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied)) worked for me. – alekhine Sep 03 '11 at 07:28

check for locationServicesEnabled always returns YES, Irrespective of manual toggle switch to decide if location services are enabled

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