I've noticed in the past few weeks that the minutely precipitation values reported by WeatherKit are much bigger than they were before. Specifically I'm referring to WeatherKit.MinuteWeather.precipitationIntensity.
In my app, I convert to mm per hour:
let mmPerHour = $0.precipitationIntensity.converted(to: UnitSpeed.kilometersPerHour).value * 1e6
This has worked perfectly since WeatherKit came out, but now when I look at rainy locations and compare with the built-in Apple Weather app on my phone, it seems that the new values are about 3x what they should be. I have checked this in multiple locations across the USA.
My intuition says this is an inches/cm conversion issue (2.54x). Is this an intentional change in WeatherKit that requires me to update my app, or is this a bug on Apple's end??
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I have a MKMapView with a MKScaleView.
If I visualise a generic map I have the scale in km.
When I change the MKMapRect using visibleMapRect, the scale doesn't change.
If I use setVisibleMapRect(_ mapRect: MKMapRect, animated animate: Bool), the scale change but not to the correct one. For example, it shows a scale saying one inch corresponds to 250 m while it is 150 m.
The same issue of I use MKCoordinateRegion.
Instead, if I zoom in or zoom out pinching on the map, the scale updates correctly.
Am I doing something wrong? How can I fix this?
Sample code:
import UIKit
import MapKit
let CORNER_RADIUS: CGFloat = 8.0
let METERS_PER_MILE: Double = 1609.344
class PIAnnotation: NSObject, MKAnnotation {
var coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D
private(set) var title: String?
private(set) var subtitle: String?
init(location: CLLocationCoordinate2D,
title: String? = nil, subtitle: String? = nil) {
coordinate = location
self.title = title
self.subtitle = subtitle
}
}
class PISimpleMapView: MKMapView {
private let HALF_MAP_SIDE_MULTIPLIER: Double = 1.4
private let pinIdentifier = "pinIdentifier"
private var scaleView: MKScaleView?
typealias PinAnnotationView = MKMarkerAnnotationView // MKPinAnnotationView
required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: coder)
inizialize()
}
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame)
inizialize()
}
func inizialize() {
layer.cornerRadius = CORNER_RADIUS
register(PinAnnotationView.self,
forAnnotationViewWithReuseIdentifier: pinIdentifier)
addScale()
}
private func addScale() {
let scale = MKScaleView(mapView: self)
scale.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
scale.scaleVisibility = .visible // always visible
addSubview(scale)
let guide = safeAreaLayoutGuide
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
scale.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: guide.leftAnchor, constant: 16.0),
scale.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: guide.centerXAnchor),
scale.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: guide.topAnchor),
scale.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 20.0)
])
scaleView?.removeFromSuperview()
scaleView = scale
}
func displayPinOnMap(location: CLLocation) {
let annotation = PIAnnotation(location: location.coordinate,
title: "Sample", subtitle: nil)
addAnnotation(annotation)
// Position the map so that all overlays and annotations are visible on screen.
visibleMapRect = visibleArea(from: annotation)
// setVisibleMapRect(visibleArea(from: annotation), animated: true)
// region = MKCoordinateRegion(visibleArea(from: annotation))
}
private func visibleArea(from annotation: PIAnnotation) -> MKMapRect {
let annotationPoint = MKMapPoint(annotation.coordinate)
return MKMapRect(x: annotationPoint.x - HALF_MAP_SIDE_MULTIPLIER * METERS_PER_MILE,
y: annotationPoint.y - HALF_MAP_SIDE_MULTIPLIER * METERS_PER_MILE,
width: HALF_MAP_SIDE_MULTIPLIER * 2.0 * METERS_PER_MILE,
height: HALF_MAP_SIDE_MULTIPLIER * 2.0 * METERS_PER_MILE)
}
}
I might be being really ******, but I'm struggling to find a way to update the map kit token when it expires. We have a display that shows a map for a long time and for some reason the map stops loading and I think it's cause the token expires however I can't work out away to tell it to load a new token.
How to change the Type of Map to be Public Transport? I want to see a public transport map.
Thanks
Good day! I have an app that collects location data in the background, and I'm wondering if there's a way to disable the location warning.
I always get the user location not found error even though I have activated my location
import SwiftUI
import MapKit
import CoreLocation
class LocationManager: NSObject, ObservableObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
private let locationManager = CLLocationManager()
@Published var location: CLLocation? = nil
@Published var authorizationStatus: CLAuthorizationStatus? = nil
override init() {
super.init()
locationManager.delegate = self
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
}
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
guard let newLocation = locations.last else { return }
location = newLocation
print("Updated location: \(newLocation.coordinate.latitude), \(newLocation.coordinate.longitude)")
}
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didChangeAuthorization status: CLAuthorizationStatus) {
authorizationStatus = status
if status == .authorizedWhenInUse || status == .authorizedAlways {
locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
}
}
}
private func sectionTitle(_ title: String) -> some View {
Text(title)
.font(.headline)
.fontWeight(.bold)
.padding(.bottom, 8)
}
private func openAppleMaps() {
let destinationLatitude: CLLocationDegrees = -6.914744
let destinationLongitude: CLLocationDegrees = 107.609810
guard let currentLocation = locationManager.location?.coordinate else {
print("Lokasi pengguna tidak ditemukan.")
return
}
let currentLatitude = currentLocation.latitude
let currentLongitude = currentLocation.longitude
// URL encode parameters
let urlString = "http://maps.apple.com/?saddr=\(currentLatitude),\(currentLongitude)&daddr=\(destinationLatitude),\(destinationLongitude)&dirflg=d"
guard let appleMapsUrl = URL(string: urlString) else {
print("URL tidak valid.")
return
}
// Open Apple Maps
UIApplication.shared.open(appleMapsUrl, options: [:]) { success in
if !success {
print("Gagal membuka Apple Maps.")
}
}
}
Is it possible to fetch the user's latitude and longitude after the app has been manually terminated? If so, could you please provide a solution?
My query might return 20,000 coordinates.
Does MapKit JS try to load all the coordinates at once into the map or does it only load what’s in the viewport of the map if we were to load 20,000 annotations into the say something like “landmark data” const?
We have 900,000 coordinates to load into Los Angeles and are planning how we will do this. Obviously we can’t load 900,000 coordinates at once without performance issues, but some query’s return 20,000 results.
Can someone point me to some information about large datasets and MapKit js or let me know if it’s handled and already built in to not try to load that many locations at once?
I wish to add location icon on/off in control center, like wifi icon or bluetooth icon it will be more easier and save the battery
I own a website (timeguessr.com) that uses the apple mapkit js api. I have had a number of reports in the last few weeks of users having the map not loading.
Since I have not been able to recreate the problem I have asked people to send screenshots of what is logged to their developer tools console. In each case a ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR 200 (OK) error is being logged when the user is trying to fetch from cdn.apple-mapkit.com endpoints.
What is strange is this happens halfway through their games when they have already successfully loaded the map in previous rounds.
Can anyone help? Thanks
Hello! Back on April 4th our team requested the push location service entitlement. Our app requires very similar background tracking as Find my or Life 360 where users agree to share locations and another user might want to prompt for an update.
Since submitting on April 4th, we have received no response or update from our request.
I've called and emailed with developer support 20+ separate times (They've escalated it at least 10 times at this point) with no response either.
I've also submitted new requests in case our original got lost.
Is there anyone else we can contact or talk with to get any progress? The developer support team is even at a loss for how long this is taking now.
We are just completely lost on what our next step could be
I am trying to use GNSS data to track the location of a mobile phone with high precision. I understand that using Fused Location provided by iOS can improve accuracy, but it is not perfect.
To inform the user when the current GNSS location is somewhat inaccurate (with meter-level error), which data fields should I rely on? (e.g., horizontal accuracy, vertical accuracy)
Additionally, I am curious if iOS currently supports dual-band GNSS calculations (e.g., SBAS, BeiDou-3, etc.). If supported, which API can be used to determine this status?
On iOS 16 and below, the Apple logo is not displayed (Leagal labe is displayed).
On iOS 17, both logo and legal are displayed.
I have not specified layoutMergin for MKMapView.
Map View attribute inspector has specified standard settings
Why is only Apple Logo is not displayed ?
Thank you
There is no more way to change location name in Find My, or change what device the Find My location should be on in iOS18.
Has anyone found a thread-safe pattern that can extract results from completerDidUpdateResults(MKLocalSearchCompleter) in the MKLocalSearchCompleterDelegate ?
I've downloaded the code sample from Interacting with nearby points of interest and notice the conformance throws multiple errors in Xcode 16 Beta 5 with Swift 6:
extension SearchDataSource: MKLocalSearchCompleterDelegate {
nonisolated func completerDidUpdateResults(_ completer: MKLocalSearchCompleter) {
Task {
let suggestedCompletions = completer.results
await resultStreamContinuation?.yield(suggestedCompletions)
}
}
Error: Task-isolated value of type '() async -> ()' passed as a strongly transferred parameter; later accesses could race
and
Error: Sending 'suggestedCompletions' risks causing data races
Is there another technique I can use to share state of suggestedCompletions outside of the delegate in the code sample?
Hello, I'm somewhat new to CarPlay integration and am having an issue. I have ready through Apple's CarPlay Programming Guide, reviewed their code samples and have exhausted my searches online to help find a solution to my problem.
I have been unable to get a basic map to display on my CarPlay map utilizing the following:
import CarPlay
class CarPlaySceneDelegate: UIResponder, CPTemplateApplicationSceneDelegate {
var interfaceController: CPInterfaceController?
var window: CPWindow?
func templateApplicationScene(_ templateApplicationScene: CPTemplateApplicationScene, didConnect interfaceController: CPInterfaceController) {
self.interfaceController = interfaceController
let mapTemplate = CPMapTemplate()
mapTemplate.mapDelegate = self
interfaceController.setRootTemplate(mapTemplate, animated: true, completion: { success, error in
if let error = error {
debugPrint("Error: \(error)")
} else {
print("CarPlay Map Should Be Displayed")
}
})
let trip = CPTrip(origin: MKMapItem(placemark: .init(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 0.0, longitude: 0.0))), destination: MKMapItem(placemark: .init(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 0.0, longitude: 0.0))), routeChoices: [])
mapTemplate.startNavigationSession(for: trip)
}
}
extension CarPlaySceneDelegate: CPMapTemplateDelegate {
func mapTemplate(_ mapTemplate: CPMapTemplate, panWith direction: CPMapTemplate.PanDirection) {
// Handle panning
}
func mapTemplate(_ mapTemplate: CPMapTemplate, startedTrip trip: CPTrip, using routeChoice: CPRouteChoice) {
// Handle trip start
}
}
I have my CarPlay Entitlements setup, I have my CarPlay Navigation App set in my signing and capabilities and my app icon displays properly on CarPlay (both in simulator and inside of my vehicle). However, as mentioned I only get a white screen.
Now, if I utilize the following code, I will get my map to display, however I lose functionality such as panning the map. I'm sure that I am missing something simple on the above example and appreciate any guidance that you may have.
func createMapTemplate(destination: TripDetails?, destinationBL: BucketListItems?, route: MKRoute, window: UIWindow) -> CPMapTemplate {
mapTemplate = CPMapTemplate()
mapTemplate.mapDelegate = self
trip = nil
let startLocation = CLLocation(latitude: location.coordinate.latitude, longitude: location.coordinate.longitude)
let startMapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: startLocation.coordinate))
startMapItem.name = "Starting Location"
let endMapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: route.polyline.points()[route.polyline.pointCount - 1].coordinate))
endMapItem.name = destination?.campgroundName != nil ? destination!.campgroundName : destinationBL!.name
// Create the hosting controller for the SwiftUI view
let mapViewController = UIHostingController(rootView: CarPlayMapView(templateManager: self))
window.rootViewController = mapViewController
window.makeKeyAndVisible()
let routeChoice = createCPRouteChoice(from: route)
trip = CPTrip(origin: startMapItem, destination: endMapItem, routeChoices: [routeChoice])
mapTemplate(mapTemplate, selectedPreviewFor: trip!, using: routeChoice)
mapTemplate.showTripPreviews([trip!], textConfiguration: nil)
return mapTemplate
}
In order to check for issues related to positioning,I go to https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/profiles-and-logs/ and follow the instructions for Location Services for iOS to install a logging profile on my device.But I can't view the gpsd.log.lz4 file.
I read in March that Apple will enable in ios18, due to EU ruling, the function to set the default navigation app, like browser and mail standard apps. I installed ios18b5 and live in EU, but does not see this option.
Any idea if this will come in final version?
The delegate method :
locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didRangeBeacons beacons: [CLBeacon], in region: CLBeaconRegion)
is giving no values in beacons for iOS 18 beta iPhone device in XCode 16 beta while the same code works and gives correct beacons on same peripheral and central devices in iOS 17. Has something changed in iOS 18 beta or is it iOS 18 beta bug related to beacons?
I have a UIKit app with an MKMapview.
In that mapview, I show icons on the location of Airfields.
When zooming out to Europe (or USA for that matter), the whole map is covered with the annotations, so I want to only show these annotations when zoomed in beyond some level.
How can that be achieved?
I did find a way like this:
class MapViewController: UIViewController {
var isAtBigZoom = true {
didSet {
guard oldValue != isAtBigZoom else {
return
}
for case let annot in mapView.annotations {
mapView.view(for: annot)?.alpha = isAtBigZoom ? 1 : 0
}
}
}
}
extension MapViewController: MKMapViewDelegate {
func mapView(_ mapView: MKMapView, regionWillChangeAnimated animated: Bool) {
isAtBigZoom = mapView.region.span.latitudeDelta < self.airportThreshold
}
}
But I have 2 problems with that:
Seems like a lot of processing power
It only takes effect after a pan. So I zoom beyond the limit, alpha has the 'old' value. Only after I pan, the alpha is suddenly represented in the MapView.
Does anybody know a better solution?