Disabling Location Service for map view not working

[SigmaAppdevelopment]

Environment

• Xcode version: 16.3
• iOS version: 18.0
• Maps SDK Version: 11.12.2

Observed behavior and steps to reproduce

When moving app to background, we want to stop location updates to save energy. on previous versions this worked:

locationProvider.removeLocationObserver(for: self) mapView.location.options.puckType = .none

Now this has no effect, the app is still requesting location updates.

Is there a workaround?

[maios]

Hi @SigmaAppdevelopment, are you using our default LocationProvider or are you using your own? We have deprecated LocationManager/locationProvider in favor of onLocationChange; if you are accessing locationProvider it will return nil, so if your provided code is after some guard expression i.e guard let locationProvider = mapView.location.locationProvider then it probably would take no effect

can you provide a bit more elaborated snippet on how you setup the map, how you're observing/unobserving location updates?

[SigmaAppdevelopment]

Hi here is our code

import Foundation import MapboxMaps import CoreLocation import UIKit

protocol CameraLocationConsumerDelegate: AnyObject { func onLocationUpdate(location: CLLocationCoordinate2D) }

// Create class which conforms to LocationConsumer, update the camera's centerCoordinate when a locationUpdate is received class CameraLocationConsumer: LocationObserver {

public typealias Completion = (Bool) -> ()

weak var mapView: MapView?
weak var delegate: CameraLocationConsumerDelegate? = nil

// A location provider that you use to customize location settings.
let locationProvider = AppleLocationProvider()

// initiale Location sofort setzen (keine Animation)
var animateLocationUpdates = false
var isUpdatingLocation = false
var followLocationUpdates = true
var ownerStr: String = ""

/// App hat LocationUpdates gestartet
private var locationUpdatesRequired = true

init(mapView: MapView, owner: String) {
    self.ownerStr = owner
    self.mapView = mapView
    
    locationProvider.options.activityType = .fitness
    locationProvider.options.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
    locationProvider.options.distanceFilter = CLLocationDistance(2)
    self.mapView?.location.options.puckBearingEnabled = false // eingene Logik (rotation nur, wenn Distanz zw. Locations > 5 m)
    
    // Override the default location provider with the custom one.
    mapView.location.override(provider: locationProvider)
    
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                           selector: #selector(appMovedToBackground),
                                           name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification,
                                           object: nil)
    
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self,
                                           selector: #selector(appMovedToForeground),
                                           name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification,
                                           object: nil)
}

func checkPermission(completion: @escaping Completion) {
    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
        var hasPermission = false
        if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
            let manager = CLLocationManager()
            switch manager.authorizationStatus {
                case .notDetermined, .restricted, .denied:
                hasPermission = false
                case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse:
                hasPermission = true
                @unknown default:
                hasPermission = false
            }
        }
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            completion(hasPermission)
        }
    }
}

private func askForPermission() {
    // For use in foreground
    CLLocationManager().requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
}

func startLocationUpdates() {
    self.locationUpdatesRequired = true
    
    checkPermission(completion: { [weak self] hasPermission in
        guard let self = self else { return }
        
        if !hasPermission {
            self.askForPermission()
        } else {
            if !self.isUpdatingLocation {
                print("startLocationUpdates, \(self.ownerStr)")
                // Register the location consumer with the map
                // Note that the location manager holds weak references to consumers, which should be retained
                locationProvider.addLocationObserver(for: self)
                self.isUpdatingLocation = true
            }
            self.setPuckType()
        }
    })
}

/**
 * @param auto: LocationUpdates werden gestoppt, wenn App in Hintergrund gelegt wird, und wieder gestartet, wenn App in Vordergrund
 */
func stopLocationUpdates(auto: Bool = false) {
    if !auto {
        self.locationUpdatesRequired = false
    }
    
    if isUpdatingLocation {
        print("stopLocationUpdates, \(ownerStr)")
        locationProvider.removeLocationObserver(for: self)
        isUpdatingLocation = false
        self.setPuckType()
    }
}

func onLocationUpdateReceived(for locations: [Location]) {       
    delegate?.onLocationUpdate(location: newLocation.coordinate)
}

func setPuckType() {
    if isUpdatingLocation {
        if mapView?.location.options.puckType != .puck2D() {
            let topImage = UIImage(named: "location-dot-inner")
            let shadowImage = UIImage(named: "location-dot-outer")
			let pulsing = Puck2DConfiguration.Pulsing(color: UIColor(named: "sigma_red")!, radius: .constant(30.0))
			let puckConfig = Puck2DConfiguration(topImage: topImage, shadowImage: shadowImage, scale: .constant(0.8), pulsing: pulsing, showsAccuracyRing: false)

            mapView?.location.options.puckType = .puck2D(puckConfig)
        }
    } else {
        if mapView?.location.options.puckType != .none {
            mapView?.location.options.puckType = .none
        }
    }
}

@objc func appMovedToBackground() {
    stopLocationUpdates(auto: true)
}

@objc func appMovedToForeground() {
    if locationUpdatesRequired {
        startLocationUpdates()
    }
}

}

[SigmaAppdevelopment]

By the way, can I disable telemetry? https://www.mapbox.com/telemetry

I only want to show static data, so there should be no location access. except one view, this has location access, so that's the reason location permission is set.

[pkuoliver]

I also encountered the same problem. Can anyone tell me how to disable Mapbox positioning?