AuthorizationStatus for CLLocationManager is deprecated on iOS 14

Question

I use this code to check if I have access to the user location or not

if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
    switch CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus() {
        case .restricted, .denied:
            hasPermission = false
        default:
            hasPermission = true
        }
    } else {
        print("Location services are not enabled")
    }
}

And Xcode(12) yells at me with this warning:

'authorizationStatus()' was deprecated in iOS 14.0

So what is the replacement?

Canea

Answer 1

It is now a property of CLLocationManager, authorizationStatus. So, create a CLLocationManager instance:

let manager = CLLocationManager()

Then you can access the property from there:

switch manager.authorizationStatus {
case .restricted, .denied:
    ...
default:
    ...
}

There are a few location related changes in iOS 14. See WWDC 2020 What's new in location.

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Needless to say, if you also need to support iOS versions prior to 14, then just add the #available check, e.g.:

let authorizationStatus: CLAuthorizationStatus

if #available(iOS 14, *) {
    authorizationStatus = manager.authorizationStatus
} else {
    authorizationStatus = CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus()
}

switch authorizationStatus {
case .restricted, .denied:
    ...
default:
    ...
}

Farinaceous

Thanks but I'm getting this Static member 'manager' cannot be used on instance of type 'CLLocationManager' – Wolfson

Bug in Xcode beta most likely if I set target to iOS 13 then both examples works using CLLocation literate as original poster and using let manager = CLLocationManager() as you demonstrated, there is no static member error then. Weird – Wolfson

If you need to simultaneously support iOS 14 and earlier versions, use #available check. – Farinaceous

Answer 2

Just move the brackets before the dot:

CLLocationManager().authorizationStatus

Binny

Unexpected interface name 'CLLocationManager': expected expression – Tenno

Answer 3

Objective C Version:

In Class Interface

@property (nonatomic, strong) CLLocationManager *locationManager;

In Class Code

- (id) init {
self = [super init];
if (self != nil) {
    self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc]init];
}
return self;
}

-(CLLocation*)getLocation
{
    CLAuthorizationStatus status = [self.locationManager authorizationStatus];
    if (status == kCLAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
    {
        [self promptToEnableLocationServices];
        return nil;
    }
 etc...

Excavate

Answer 4

Let locationManager = CLLocationManager()

change CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus() to manager.authorizationStatus

Telescopy