Xcode 10 - iOS 12 Simulator location simulation fails on City Bicycle Ride/City Run/Freeway Drive

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I just updated from Xcode 9 to Xcode 10 a day ago, and when I was about to debug my location tracking app just realized that I never received device location. So I went to Maps app to check if it was just a problem with my app, but when I turn location debug to any dynamic location (City Bicycle Ride/City Run/Freeway Drive) even Maps fails getting device's location (almost always), but when I set it to a static location (Apple) it works without any problem.

Location: Apple

Location: Apple

Location: City Bicycle Ride

Location: City Bicycle Ride

Location: City Run

Location: City Run

Location: Freeway Drive

Location: Freeway Drive

I'm the only one facing this issue or its actually a Xcode/Simulator problem?

EDIT: Still happening on Xcode 10.1

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3 Answers

Still happening in Xcode 10.0, and the only thing that seemed to make it work was to have 'Allow Location Simulation' turned on in your scheme and toggling between 'Apple' and 'City Run' under your simulator's top menu:

Debug > Location > Apple

Debug > Location > City Run

(back and forth between them until your run actually begins to simulate)

  • Obviously not a permanent solution, but it can save you hours of debugging your own code vs pulling your hair out, yelling at Apple. Though we should def yell at Apple for this one.
user_31430890

What works for me is to go to Settings in the simulator and turn off and back on the location services under privacy. Then choose debug > location > apple > devised activity

user_78653870

Setting a custom location at Debug > Location > Custom Location, then changing it slightly will reliably trigger a location update.

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